Reflective all-sky thermal infrared cloud imager.
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DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.011276
Abstract: A reflective all-sky imaging system has been built using a long-wave infrared microbolometer camera and a reflective metal sphere. This compact system was developed for measuring spatial and temporal patterns of clouds and their optical… read more here.
Keywords: sky; imager; sky thermal; cloud imager ... See more keywords
The Ice Cloud Imager: retrieval of frozen water column properties
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DOI: 10.5194/amt-17-5957-2024
Abstract: Abstract. The Ice Cloud Imager (ICI) aboard the second generation of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS-SG) will provide novel measurements of ice hydrometeors. ICI is a passive conically scanning radiometer that will operate within a… read more here.
Keywords: retrieval; water; cloud imager; ice cloud ... See more keywords
The Ice Cloud Imager: retrieval of frozen water mass profiles
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DOI: 10.5194/amt-18-7243-2025
Abstract: Abstract. The Ice Cloud Imager (ICI) will be hosted on the second generation of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS-SG). By measuring at microwave and sub-millimetre wavelengths, ICI will provide unparalleled global observations of ice clouds.… read more here.
Keywords: cloud imager; ice cloud; ici; mass ... See more keywords