Stereo observations of polar stratospheric clouds

Details Stereo observations of polar stratospheric clouds Stereo observations of polar stratospheric clouds

Sep 2008

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008georl..3517813m&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 35, Issue 17, CiteID L17813

Physics

2

Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Instruments And Techniques, Atmospheric Processes: Middle Atmosphere Dynamics (0341, 0342), Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Middle Atmosphere: Composition And Chemistry, Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Cloud Physics And Chemistry

Scientific paper

We present the first observations of polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) within near-infrared (NIR) satellite images by using the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) to stereoscopically identify clouds with altitudes above the tropopause. Rather than using the operational MISR stereo product, a tailored stereo height algorithm operating upon MISR's most oblique viewing cameras is employed to identify PSC. Cloud top heights retrieved by this algorithm for scenes observed during the 2003 Antarctic Spring exhibit bias relative to the satellite-borne lidar, GLAS, of -0.60 +/- 1.71 km for low (1-5 km altitude) tropospheric clouds, -0.35 +/- 1.48 km for high (>5 km altitude) tropospheric clouds, and 0.77 +/- 1.86 km for low (<18 km altitude) stratospheric clouds. During this period, MISR captured a Sep. 30th intensification of PSC spanning over 1 million sq. km and occurring as the apparent result of synoptic scale isentropic uplift associated with a potential vorticity anomaly tied to planetary waves, but likely also strengthened by a nearby tropospheric depression.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Stereo observations of polar stratospheric clouds does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Stereo observations of polar stratospheric clouds, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Stereo observations of polar stratospheric clouds will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1334370