Retrieval of cloud top and bottom heights with earth observing satellite - global data analysis and validation
Project/Area Number |
22510012
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Environmental dynamic analysis
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Research Institution | Nara Women's University |
Principal Investigator |
KUJI Makoto 奈良女子大学, 自然科学系, 准教授 (90260653)
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Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
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Keywords | 地球温暖化 / 地球観測衛星 / リモートセンシング / 雲 / 幾何学的特性量 |
Research Abstract |
Satellite remote sensing data were analyzed so as to retrieve cloud top and bottom heights on a global basis. Comparing the retrieved results to the ground-based cloud radar observation around Japan, it turned out that the top height was consistent, but the bottom one was underestimated. This is attributable to the cloud inhomogeneity. It is confirmed that cloud bottom height was well correlated with the downward thermal radiation at surface.
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