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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-7497-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-7497-2021
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Model description paper
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08 Dec 2021
Model description paper |
| 08 Dec 2021
| 08 Dec 2021
Bulk hydrometeor optical properties for microwave and sub-millimetre radiative transfer in RTTOV-SCATT v13.0
ECMWF, Research Department, Shinfield Park, Reading, RG2 9AX, UK
Peter Bauer
ECMWF, Research Department, Shinfield Park, Reading, RG2 9AX, UK
Katrin Lonitz
ECMWF, Research Department, Shinfield Park, Reading, RG2 9AX, UK
Vasileios Barlakas
Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Space, Earth and Environment, Gothenburg, Sweden
Patrick Eriksson
Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Space, Earth and Environment, Gothenburg, Sweden
Jana Mendrok
Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Space, Earth and Environment, Gothenburg, Sweden
now at: Deutscher Wetterdienst, Offenbach, Germany
Amy Doherty
Met Office, Exeter, UK
James Hocking
Met Office, Exeter, UK
Philippe Chambon
CNRM, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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Short summary
Satellite observations of radiation from the earth can have strong sensitivity to cloud and precipitation in the atmosphere, with applications in weather forecasting and the development of models. Computing the radiation received at the satellite sensor using radiative transfer theory requires a simulation of the optical properties of a volume containing a large number of cloud and precipitation particles. This article describes the physics used to generate these
bulkoptical properties.
Satellite observations of radiation from the earth can have strong sensitivity to cloud and...
