Global variation of the fundamental radiative properties of ice clouds

Lead PI: Bastiaan Van Diedenhoven

Unit Affiliation: Center for Climate Systems Research (CCSR)

May 2014 - May 2018
Inactive
Global ; New York City, NY
Project Type: Research

DESCRIPTION: The aim of this NASA funded work is to use satellite measurements to obtain information on the global variation of the fundamental radiative properties of ice clouds. Radiometric and polarimetric measurements are combined for this. In addition, a parameterization of the fundamental optical properties of ice crystals is developed for the use in cloud and climate models.

OUTCOMES: A global dataset of ice cloud optical thickness and ice crystals efective radius, aspect ratio, distortion and asymmetry parameters was processed and analyzed. A ice crystal optical properties computer code and look-up-table was developed.

SPONSOR:

National Aeronautics & Space Administration

ORIGINATING SPONSOR:

National Aeronautics & Space Administration

FUNDED AMOUNT:

$399,760

PUBLICATIONS:

https://pubs.giss.nasa.gov/abs/va03200x.html

https://pubs.giss.nasa.gov/abs/va08100o.html

https://pubs.giss.nasa.gov/abs/va00200d.html

https://pubs.giss.nasa.gov/abs/fr07200b.html

https://pubs.giss.nasa.gov/abs/va05300j.html

https://pubs.giss.nasa.gov/abs/va09200d.html

https://pubs.giss.nasa.gov/abs/ge00200u.html

van Diedenhoven et al., Global statistics of cloud top ice microphysical and optical properties, submitted;

van Diedenhoven et al. A flexible parameterization for shortwave and longwave optical properties of ice crystals and derived bulk optical properties for climate models, submitted

KEYWORDS

ice crystals climate satellites ice clouds atmosphere remote sensing

THEMES

Earth fundamentals