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Sensitivity Analysis of the AVHRR Infrared Cirrus Model

Allan J. Bussey, Robert P. d’Entremont

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We have studied the sensitivity to errors of a cirrus cloud analysis technique using NOAA Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) multispectral imagery. The sensitivity analysis reveals possible errors in computing optical depths and altitudes for nighttime cirrus cloud data samples taken from the First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Phase I intensive field observations. The Appendix contains plots of the computed errors found in the study.

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Key concepts: Cirrus, Advanced very-high-resolution radiometer, Remote sensing, Sensitivity (control systems), Environmental science, Multispectral image, Meteorology, Cloud computing