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  • Overestimation of cloud cover in the MODIS cloud product

    Creator:
    Schuetz, Andrea M.
    Abstract:
    The operational processing of MODIS imagery to produce the MOD06 cloud product is based on the assumption that cloudy 1-km pixels are overcast. This assumption is examined using a partly cloudy pixel retrieval scheme, which allows for fractional cloud cover within the 1-km pixels. Cloud flags attached to 250-m MODIS...
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    Masters Thesis
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    would not have been the same without them. I thank my committee members, Drs. Eric Maloney, Eric

  • Effects of solar heating on the indirect effect of aerosols as deduced from observations of ship tracks

    Creator:
    Christensen, Matthew W.
    Abstract:
    One kilometer Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) observations for Terra (morning) and Aqua (afternoon) satellites were used to follow the morning to afternoon evolution of marine stratocumulus clouds that were affected by ship stack exhaust. The observations covered the summer months of 2002-2003 and August 2007 for marine layers off...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Tahnk spell check.” I thank my committee members, Drs. Mike Unsworth, Eric Skyllingstad, and

  • Biases in droplet radii and optical depths of marine stratocumulus retrieved from MODIS imagery

    Creator:
    Boeke, Robyn C.
    Abstract:
    The 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment established that the effect of clouds on climate contributes the largest uncertainty in predicting the future climate. Satellite observations provide an opportunity for learning about the behavior of clouds. This thesis seeks to assess the accuracy of cloud properties retrieved from multispectral...
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    Masters Thesis
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    thank Drs. Eric Skyllingstad, Karen Shell, and Jeff Nason for serving on my committee, as well as NASA