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Advances in top-of-atmosphere radiative flux estimation from the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) satellite instrument

Norman G. Loeb, Natividad Manalo‐Smith, K. Loukachine, Seiji Kato, Bruce A. Wielicki

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This study introduces new CERES Angular Distribution Models (ADMs) for estimating shortwave, longwave and window top-of-atmosphere (TOA) radiative fluxes from broadband radiance measurements. By combining CERES measurements with narrowband, high-resolution imager measurements, up to a factor 4 improvement in TOA flux accuracy is achieved compared to TOA flux estimates from previous experiments, such as ERBE.

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This study introduces new CERES Angular Distribution Models (ADMs) for estimating shortwave, longwave and window top-of-atmosphere (TOA) radiative fluxes from broadband radiance measurements. By combining CERES measurements with narrowband, high-resolution imager measurements, up to a factor 4 improvement in TOA flux accuracy is achieved compared to TOA flux estimates from previous experiments, such as ERBE.

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This study introduces new CERES Angular Distribution Models (ADMs) for estimating shortwave, longwave and window top-of-atmosphere (TOA) radiative fluxes from broadband radiance measurements. By combining CERES measurements with narrowband, high-resolution imager measurements, up to a factor 4 improvement in TOA flux accuracy is achieved compared to TOA flux estimates from previous experiments, such as ERBE.

Key concepts: Radiance, Longwave, Shortwave, Atmosphere (unit), Remote sensing, Radiative flux, Radiant flux, Environmental science

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