Articles | Volume 9, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-1817-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-1817-2016
Research article
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27 Apr 2016
Research article |  | 27 Apr 2016

A microbolometer-based far infrared radiometer to study thin ice clouds in the Arctic

Quentin Libois, Christian Proulx, Liviu Ivanescu, Laurence Coursol, Ludovick S. Pelletier, Yacine Bouzid, Francesco Barbero, Éric Girard, and Jean-Pierre Blanchet

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Here we present a radiometer, FIRR, aimed at measuring atmospheric radiation in the far infrared, an underexplored region of the Earth spectrum. The FIRR is a prototype for the planned TICFIRE satellite mission dedicated to studying thin ice clouds in polar regions. Preliminary in situ measurements compare well with radiative transfer simulations. This highlights the high sensitivity of the FIRR to water vapor content and cloud physical properties, paving the way for new retrieval algorithms.