The Impact of the Vertical Variation of Cloud Droplet Size on the Estimation of Cloud Liquid Water Path and Its Potential for Rain Detection
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LWP can be retrieved from the microwave signature emitted by cloud droplets. Microwave retrievals of cloud LWP are not applicable over land because of the strong and highly variable microwave emission of the land surface. The emission from ocean surfaces is relatively weak and less variable so cloud LWP can be estimated from satellite observed microwave radiances. However, the accuracy is significantly affected by the sea surface temperature, surface wind speed, and atmospheric precipitable water vapor.
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