Short-Wave Cloud Reflectance
Measurement Instruments
Measurement Definition: Reflectance of the solar radiation from clouds - Physical unit: [ % ] - Accuracy unit: [ % ].
| Instrument | Status/
Accuracy | Instrument Description | Measurement Technology | Timeline |
| AIRS | Operational | High spectral resolution measurement of temperature and humidity profiles in the atmosphere. Long-wave Earth surface emissivity. Cloud diagnostics. Trace gas profiles. Surface temperatures. | n/a |  |
| MISR | Operational | Measurements of global surface albedo, aerosol and vegetation properties. Also provides multi-angle bidirectional data (1% angle-to-angle accuracy) for cloud cover and reflectances at the surface and aerosol opacities. Global and local modes. | n/a | |