2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Retrieval of cloud top and bottom heights with earth observing satellite - global data analysis and validation
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22510012
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Environmental dynamic analysis
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| Research Institution | Nara Women's University |
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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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| Keywords | 地球温暖化 |
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| 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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