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Table 2
References of the parameter databases (upper part of the table) and of the surface models (lower part of the table) used for the Earth-like model planet.
| Parameter | Reference | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud optical thickness | Platnick et al. (2015) | Satellites: Aqua and Terra. Instrument: MODIS. |
| Logarithmic daily mean data set (see Hubanks et al. 2015; | ||
| Oreopoulos et al. 2007). | ||
| Data range: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011. | ||
| Temporal resolution: one day. | ||
| Spatial resolution: 1.0° × 1.0°. | ||
| Cloud particle effective radii | Platnick et al. (2015) | Satellites: Aqua and Terra. Instrument: MODIS. Daily mean data set. |
| Data range: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011. | ||
| Temporal resolution: one day. | ||
| Spatial resolution: 1.0° × 1.0°. | ||
| Cloud top pressure | Platnick et al. (2015) | Satellites: Aqua and Terra. Instrument: MODIS. Daily mean data set. |
| Data range: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011. | ||
| Temporal resolution: one day. | ||
| Spatial resolution: 1.0° × 1.0°. | ||
| Surface cover type | Friedl & Sulla-Menashe (2019) | Satellites: Combined Aqua and Terra. Instrument: MODIS. |
| Data range: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011. | ||
| Temporal resolution: Yearly. | ||
| Spatial resolution: 0.05° × 0.05°. | ||
| Snow cover | Hall & Riggs (2016) | Satellite: Aqua. Instrument: MODIS. |
| Data range: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011. | ||
| Temporal resolution: Daily. | ||
| Spatial resolution: 0.05° × 0.05°. | ||
| Wind speed above the ocean | Wentz et al. (2015); Atlas et al. (2011) | The input data are a combination of intercalibrated satellite data from |
| numerous radiometers and scatterometers and in situ data from moored | ||
| buoys. | ||
| Data range: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011. | ||
| Wind speed altitude: 10 meters. Temporal resolution: 6 h. | ||
| Spatial resolution: 0.25° × 0.25°, near globally. | ||
| Pale soil albedo | Tilstra et al. (2017) | Satellite: ENVISAT. Instrument: SCIAMACHY. |
| Lambertian-equivalent reflectivity data set. | ||
| Temporal resolution and coverage: one month in 2002-2012. | ||
| Spatial resolution: 1.0° × 1.0°. | ||
| Soil albedo based on the mean spectral reflectivity over a full year | ||
| and over a slab of desert sands in Egypt, with the coordinates | ||
| 26.25°-27.25° latitude, 26.25°-27.25° longitude. | ||
| Dark brown soil albedo | Meerdink et al. (2019); Baldridge et al. (2009) | Retrieved from https://speclib.jpl.nasa.gov |
| Library developed as part of the ASTER and ECOSTRESS projects. | ||
| Ice and snow albedo | Meerdink et al. (2019); Baldridge et al. (2009) | Same comment as provided for dark brown soil albedo. |
| Deciduous forest albedo | Meerdink et al. (2019); Baldridge et al. (2009) | Same comment as provided for dark brown soil albedo. |
| Grass albedo | Meerdink et al. (2019); Baldridge et al. (2009) | Same comment as provided for dark brown soil albedo. |
| Steppe albedo | ARM-facility (1998) | Spectral albedo retrieved from a patch of ground in the Southern |
| Great Planes, USA, using a multifilter radiometer at 25 m altitude. | ||
| The patch of ground consisted of 56% vegetation, the remaining | ||
| part was soil. The measurement was taken on June 20, 2011. | ||
| Scattering coefficients of soil | Moreno et al. (2006) | Retrieved from the Amsterdam light-scattering |
| database (Muñoz et al. 2012). | ||
| Surface model | Reference | Comments |
| Ocean | Trees & Stam (2019) | Rough Fresnel-reflecting interface, subinterface pure seawater body, |
| ocean bottom, and wind-generated foam. | ||
| Deciduous forest | Maignan et al. (2009); Roujean et al. (1992) | Combined vegetation model, which includes the complete reflection |
| matrix for the total reflection and linearly polarized reflection. | ||
| Circularly polarized reflection not included. | ||
| Grass | Maignan et al. (2009); Roujean et al. (1992) | Combined vegetation model, which includes the complete reflection |
| matrix for the total reflection and linearly polarized reflection. | ||
| Circularly polarized reflection not included. | ||
| Steppe | Maignan et al. (2009); Roujean et al. (1992) | Combined vegetation model, which includes the complete reflection |
| matrix for the total reflection and linearly polarized reflection. | ||
| Circularly polarized reflection not included. | ||
| Desert | Amsterdam light-scattering database | Pale soil. Optically thick dust layer (b = 100) just above a black surface. |
| (Muñoz et al. 2012) | Mie scattering matrix provided at 663 nm. See text for details. | |
| Shrublands | Amsterdam light-scattering database | dark brown soil. Reflection model the same as that of the desert, |
| (Muñoz et al. 2012) | but scaled for the albedo of dark brown soil. See text for details. | |
| Ice or snow | - | Lambertian-reflecting surface with appropriate ice or snow albedo. |
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