A dataset of microphysical cloud parameters, retrieved from Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) emission spectra measured in Arctic summer 2017

Richter, Philipp; Palm, Mathias; Weinzierl, Christine; Griesche, Hannes; Rowe, Penny M.; Notholt, Justus

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-2767-2022

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Data description paper

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20 Jun 2022

Data description paper |

| 20 Jun 2022

A dataset of microphysical cloud parameters, retrieved from Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) emission spectra measured in Arctic summer 2017

Philipp Richter, Mathias Palm, Christine Weinzierl, Hannes Griesche, Penny M. Rowe, and Justus Notholt

Data sets

Microphysical Cloud Parameters and water paths retrieved from EM-FTIR spectra, measured during PS106 and PS107 in Arctic summer 2017 Philipp Richter, Mathias Palm, Christine Weinzierl, and Justus Notholt https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.933829

Model code and software

Total Cloud Water retrieval Philipp Richter https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4621127

RichterIUP/run_LBLRTM: run_LBLRTM (1.0) Philipp Richter https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4618142

RichterIUP/run_LBLDIS: run_LBLDIS (1.0) Philipp Richter https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4618106

RichterIUP/evaluation_tcwret: evaluation_tcwret (1.0) Philipp Richter https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6647314

Short summary

We present a dataset of cloud optical depths, effective radii and water paths from optically thin clouds observed in the Arctic around Svalbard. The data have been retrieved from infrared spectral radiance measured using a Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer. Besides a description of the measurements and retrieval technique, the data are put into context with results of corresponding measurements from microwave radiometer, lidar and cloud radar.