Interactive comment on “Next-generation angular distribution models for top-of-atmosphere radiative flux calculation from the CERES instruments: methodology” by W. Su et al
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The manuscript describes the methodology employed to derive the current angular distribution models (ADMs) for the CERES instruments, i.e. the radiance-to-flux conversion algorithms for CERES thermal and solar measurements. This paper is necessary to document the new CERES product Ed4SSF, which improves the retrieval of cloud parameters and TOA flux with respect to previous versions. The enhancement of the cloud retrieval algorithms is briefly mentioned here, since the manuscript’s main ob-
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