Keyword

cloud optical thickness

Description: Cloud optical thickness measures how strongly a cloud attenuates radiation passing through it, as characterized in atmospheric remote sensing and climate studies.

Primary topic: Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (82%)

OpenAlex ID: keywords/cloud-optical-depth

The Influence of Pollution on the Shortwave Albedo of Clouds

1977 · S. Twomey · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 3,508

Advances in Understanding Clouds from ISCCP

1999 · William B. Rossow, Robert A. Schiffer · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society · 2,270

Pollution and the planetary albedo

1974 · S. Twomey · Atmospheric Environment (1967) · 2,056

The MODIS cloud products: algorithms and examples from terra

2003 · S. Platnick, M.D. King, et al. · IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing · 1,803

Determination of the Optical Thickness and Effective Particle Radius of Clouds from Reflected Solar Radiation Measurements. Part I: Theory

1990 · Teruyuki Nakajima, Michael D. King · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 1,227

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CloudSat mission: Performance and early science after the first year of operation

2008 · Graeme L. Stephens, Deborah G. Vane, et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1,038

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Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Clouds Observed by MODIS Onboard the Terra and Aqua Satellites

2013 · Michael D. King, Steven Platnick, et al. · IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing · 843

An improved method for detecting clear sky and cloudy radiances from AVHRR data

1988 · R. W. SAUNDERS, K. T. KRIEBEL · International Journal of Remote Sensing · 806

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Independent measurement of extinction and backscatter profiles in cirrus clouds by using a combined Raman elastic-backscatter lidar

1992 · Albert Ansmann, Ulla Wandinger, et al. · Applied Optics · 752

Assessment of Global Cloud Datasets from Satellites: Project and Database Initiated by the GEWEX Radiation Panel

2013 · C. J. Stubenrauch, W. B. Rossow, et al. · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society · 669

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An assessment of the impact of pollution on global cloud albedo

1984 · S. A. TWOMEY, M. PIEPGRASS, et al. · Tellus B · 652

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A GCM Parameterization for the Shortwave Radiative Properties of Water Clouds

1989 · A. Slingo · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 644

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CERES Edition-2 Cloud Property Retrievals Using TRMM VIRS and Terra and Aqua MODIS Data—Part I: Algorithms

2011 · Patrick Minnis, Szedung Sun-Mack, et al. · IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing · 554

Near-Global Survey of Effective Droplet Radii in Liquid Water Clouds Using ISCCP Data

1994 · Qingyuan Han, William B. Rossow, et al. · Journal of Climate · 526

Radiative Effects of Cloud-Type Variations

2000 · Ting Chen, William B. Rossow, et al. · Journal of Climate · 517

Combined CloudSat‐CALIPSO‐MODIS retrievals of the properties of ice clouds

2010 · Julien Delanoë, Robin J. Hogan · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 487

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A review of snow and ice albedo and the development of a new physically based broadband albedo parameterization

2010 · Alex S. Gardner, Martin J. Sharp · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 475

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Observed reductions of surface solar radiation at sites in the United States and worldwide from 1961 to 1990

2002 · Beate G. Liepert · Geophysical Research Letters · 470

Cloud Detection with MODIS. Part II: Validation

2008 · S. A. Ackerman, R. E. Holz, et al. · Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology · 441

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Radiative Properties of Boundary Layer Clouds: Droplet Effective Radius versus Number Concentration

2000 · Jean-Louis Brenguier, Hanna Pawlowska, et al. · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 422

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A Prognostic Cloud Water Parameterization for Global Climate Models

1996 · Anthony D. Del Genio, Mao-Sung Yao, et al. · Journal of Climate · 414

A possible correlation between satellite‐derived cloud and aerosol microphysical parameters

2001 · Teruyuki Nakajima, Akiko Higurashi, et al. · Geophysical Research Letters · 413

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Validation and Sensitivities of Frontal Clouds Simulated by the ECMWF Model

1999 · Stephen A. Klein, Christian Jakob · Monthly Weather Review · 408

Combining ERBE and ISCCP data to assess clouds in the Hadley Centre, ECMWF and LMD atmospheric climate models

2001 · M. Webb, C. Senior, et al. · Climate Dynamics · 405

Remote Sensing of Droplet Number Concentration in Warm Clouds: A Review of the Current State of Knowledge and Perspectives

2018 · Daniel P. Grosvenor, Odran Sourdeval, et al. · Reviews of Geophysics · 403

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Works count: 5,392

Citation count: 115,200