Measurements and Applications
Characterization of ice cloud properties including particle size, cloud optical depth and top height, and outgoing longwave radiation
Full Name
Thin Ice Clouds in Far Infrared (IR) Experiment
Status
Being developed
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Earth radiation budget radiometers 
Geometry
TBD
Instrument Technology
Broad-band radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
TBD
Resolution
1 km at at nadir, <3 km at swath edge
Waveband
8 bands in the 4 - 73 µm wavelength range
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
| FIR (~15.0 µm - ~0.1 cm) |
AOS-Sky - Atmosphere Observing System - Sky (2031 - 2036) |