A31H:
Cloud Observations and Uncertainties III Posters

Session ID#: 5339

Wednesday, 17 December 2014: 8:00 AM-12:20 PM
Poster Hall (Moscone_South)
Chairs:  Chuanfeng Zhao, Beijing Normal University, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing, China and Xiquan Dong, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, United States
Primary Convener:  Chuanfeng Zhao, Beijing Normal University, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing, China
Co-conveners:  Eugene Edmund Clothiaux, Penn State, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, University Park, United States, Shaocheng Xie, Lawrence Livermore Nat''l Lab, Livermore, United States and Xiquan Dong, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Chuanfeng Zhao, Beijing Normal University, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing, China
Index Terms:

0319 Cloud optics [ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE]
0320 Cloud physics and chemistry [ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE]
0321 Cloud/radiation interaction [ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE]
1640 Remote sensing [GLOBAL CHANGE]
Virtual Option?: No
Swirl Theme: Characterizing Uncertainty

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

 
The Global Cloud Re-Analysis at the Air Force Weather Agency (8094)
Timothy E Nobis, Northrop Grumman Corporation Bellevue, SEMS III, Bellevue, NE, United States
 
Study of Clouds Behavior in Central Amazonia Region around Manaus City, using Caliop Information and Comparison with Measurements from Ground Based Instruments. (17867)
Boris Barja Gonzalez1,2, Henrique M Barbosa2, Jorge Rosas3, Diego Alves Gouveia2 and Paulo Artaxo2, (1)Grupo de Óptica Atmosférica de Camagüey. Centro Meteorológico de Camagüey, Instituto de Meteorología de Cuba,, Camagüey, Cuba, (2)Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo., São Paulo, Brazil, (3)IAG Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences, Sao Paulo, Brazil
 
An Improved Retrieval for Cloud Water Contents from the Second Generation Closed Path Laser Hygrometer (16475)
Bryan Jeremy Rainwater1, Lars Kalnajs2, Linnea M Avallone3, Cynthia H Twohy4,5, David Noone1,6 and Prof. Darin W Toohey, PhD1, (1)University of Colorado at Boulder, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Boulder, CO, United States, (2)University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States, (3)National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, United States, (4)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, (5)NorthWest Research Associates Redmond, Redmond, WA, United States, (6)Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States
 
Monitoring Ultra Violet Irradiance at the Surface of the Earth: The Belgian Network (16660)
Praveen K Pandey1,2 and Didier Gillotay1, (1)Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Brussels, Belgium, (2)Belgian User Support and Operations Centre, Brussels, Belgium
 
An Intercomparison of In Situ Observations of Cloud Water Content from the NSF Gulfstream V Aircraft During IDEAS 2013 (16725)
Prof. Darin W Toohey, PhD1, Lars Kalnajs2, Bryan Jeremy Rainwater3, Cynthia H Twohy4,5, David Noone3,6 and Linnea M Avallone7, (1)University of Colorado at Boulder, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Boulder, United States, (2)University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States, (3)University of Colorado at Boulder, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Boulder, CO, United States, (4)NorthWest Research Associates Redmond, Redmond, WA, United States, (5)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, (6)Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States, (7)National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, United States
 
Monthly and Seasonal Cloud Cover Patterns at the Manila Observatory (14.64°N, 121.08°E) (15497)
Nofel Lagrosas, Ateneo de Manila University, Manila Observatory, Quezon City, Philippines, Carlo Ting Antioquia, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines and Kevin Caballa, Manila Observatory, Quezon City, Philippines
 
Cirrus cloud properties inferred from multispectral imager and lidar measurements (14516)
Hironobu Iwabuchi, Tohoku University, Department of Geophysics, Graduate School of Science, Sendai, Japan and Shuichiro Katagiri, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
 
Cloud properties retrieved from airborne measurements of transmitted and reflected shortwave spectral radiation (27679)
Samuel E LeBlanc1, Jens Redemann2, Philip B Russell2, Michal Segal-Rozenhaimer3, Meloe S Kacenelenbogen4, Yohei Shinozuka5, Connor J Flynn6, Beat Schmid6, Sebastian Schmidt7, Peter Pilewskie8 and Shi Song9, (1)NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, United States, (2)NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States, (3)Bay Area environmental Research Institute, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States, (4)BAERI/NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States, (5)Universities Space Research Association, Moffett Field, CA, United States, (6)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, (7)University of Colorado at Boulder, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Boulder, United States, (8)University of Colorado, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Boulder, CO, United States, (9)University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States
 
Cloud Base Height Measurements at Manila Observatory: Initial Results from Constructed Paired Sky Imaging Cameras (21053)
Francis Tan1, Carlo Ting Antioquia1 and Nofel Lagrosas2, (1)Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines, (2)Ateneo de Manila University, Manila Observatory, Quezon City, Philippines
 
Tropical and Midlatitude Cirrus Cloud Extinction and Backscatter From Multiyear Raman Lidar Measurements. (11886)
Tyler Thorsen, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States and Qiang Fu, Univ Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
 
Ground-Based Cloud and Atmospheric Boundary Layer Observations for the Project: High Definition Clouds and Precipitation for Advancing Climate Prediction, HD(CP)2 (6733)
Anne Hirsikko1, Kerstin Ebell2, Ulrich Loehnert3, Jan H Schween3, Birger Bohn4, Ulrich Görsdorf5, Ronny Leinweber5, Eileen Päschke5, Holger Baars6, Patric Seifert6 and Henk Klein Baltink7, (1)Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany, (2)University of Cologne, Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, Cologne, Germany, (3)University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, (4)Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Climate and Energy Systems, Troposphere (ICE-3), Jülich, Germany, (5)Deutscher Wetterdienst, Lindenberg, Germany, (6)Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany, (7)Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, Netherlands
 
Ground-based Nighttime Cloud Detection Using a Commercial Digital Camera: Observations at Manila Observatory (14.64N, 121.07E) (12245)
Glenn Franco Barroso Gacal1, Francis Tan2, Carlo Ting Antioquia2 and Nofel Lagrosas3, (1)Manila Observatory, Quezon City, Philippines, (2)Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines, (3)Ateneo de Manila University, Manila Observatory, Quezon City, Philippines
 
Cloud Occurrence Measurements Over Sea during the 2nd 7 Southeast Asian Studies (7SEAS) Field Campaign in Palawan Archipelago (12321)
Carlo Ting Antioquia1, Sherdon Niño Uy2, Kevin Caballa2 and Nofel Lagrosas3, (1)Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines, (2)Manila Observatory, Quezon City, Philippines, (3)Ateneo de Manila University, Manila Observatory, Quezon City, Philippines
 
Intercomparison of Ground-Based Cloud Retrieval Algorithms (4390)
Chuanfeng Zhao, Qianqian Wang and Min Lv, Beijing Normal University, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing, China
 
A Comparative Study of Cloud Observation between Instrumental Measurements and Visual Observations (31556)
Young-san Park, Jin-Yim Jeong, Dong Oh Park, Jae Jun Kang and Byoung-Choel Choi, National Institute of Meteorological Research, Seogwipo-si, Korea, Republic of (South)
 
A NEW SITE AT CENTRAL AMAZONIA DEDICATED TO LONG TERM CLOUD PROPERTIES OBSERVATIONS – DESCRIPTION, FIRST RESULTS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES. (25637)
Theotonio Pauliquevis1, Henrique M Barbosa2, David K Adams3, Paulo Artaxo4, Glauber G. Cirino5, Boris Barja Gonzalez6, Alexandre L Correia4, Helber Barros Gomes1, Diego Alves Gouveia7, Marcelo Banik Padua8, Nilton Manuel Evora Do Rosario1, Rodrigo Augusto Ferreira de Souza6, Rosa M Nascimento dos Santos9, Luiz Sapucci10 and Bruno T Portela11, (1)Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Diadema, Brazil, (2)University of São Paulo, Physics Institute, São Paulo, Brazil, (3)National Autonomous University of Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico, (4)USP University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, (5)Federal University of Para, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Ambientais, Pará, Brazil, (6)Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States, (7)Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, (8)INPE National Institute for Space Research, Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, (9)Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil, (10)INPE National Institute for Space Research, CPTEC/DMD, Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil, (11)National Institute for Amazon Research (INPA), Manaus, Brazil
 
Stereo Cloud Height and Wind Determination Using Measurements from a Single Focal Plane (25851)
Robert Demajistre, JHU/APL, Laurel, United States and Michael G Kelly, JHU/APL, Laurel, MD, United States
 
Using the Lens of Uncertainty in Cloud Data Records (31857)
Brent C Maddux, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, Madison, WI, United States and Steven A Ackerman, University of Wisconsin Madison, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Madison, WI, United States