Comparisons Among Cloud Parameter Estimates Derived from Radar, Infrared-Radiometer, Lidar and Aircraft Measurements

Remote sensing methods to retrieve cloud microphysical and radiative parameters from measurements taken by different remote sensors are an important source of quantitative information about clouds. Most of these methods have been developed during the last few years, and their accuracy is not yet well established. One way of assessing this accuracy is by intercomparing results of cloud parameter retrievals using different methods and instrumentation.