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4.2.3 Cloud Glossary
Table 4.4 - Cloud Glossary.
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cloud albedo
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The ratio of the radiation reflected from the cloud's surface to the total amount incident upon it, for a particular portion of the spectrum.
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cloud optical thickness
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The factor by which the cloud reduces optical transmission.
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cloud top pressure
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The atmospheric pressure at the altitude of the top of the cloud.
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Keywords: ESA European
Space Agency - Agence spatiale europeenne,
observation de la terre, earth observation,
satellite remote sensing,
teledetection, geophysique, altimetrie, radar,
chimique atmospherique, geophysics, altimetry, radar,
atmospheric chemistry
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