Retrieval of radiative and microphysical properties of clouds from multispectral infrared measurements

Hironobu Iwabuchi1, Masanori Saito1, Yuka Tokoro1, Nurfiena Sagita Putri1, M Sekiguchi2
1Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramakiaza, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
2The Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 2-1-6 Etchujima, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-8533, Japan

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