Sensitivity Analysis of the AVHRR Infrared Cirrus Model

Abstract

We have studied the sensitivity to errors of a cirrus cloud analysis technique using NOAA Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) multispectral imagery. The sensitivity analysis reveals possible errors in computing optical depths and altitudes for nighttime cirrus cloud data samples taken from the First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Phase I intensive field observations. The Appendix contains plots of the computed errors found in the study.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 19, 1993
Accession Number
ADA276690

Entities

People

  • Allan J. Bussey
  • Robert P. D'entremont

Organizations

  • Phillips Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Altitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Cirrus Clouds
  • Classification
  • Clouds
  • Emissivity
  • Equations
  • High Resolution
  • Measurement
  • Regression Analysis
  • Remote Sensing
  • Satellite Imaging
  • Sensitivity
  • Surface Temperature

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  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation