Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 18, 1800003(2024)

Cloud Property Retrieval Algorithms and Product Development for Fengyun Satellite Optical Imagers (Invited)

Chao Liu1,2、*, Jing Li1, Bo Li2, Yuxin Song1, Ran Xu1, Shiweng Teng3, Zhonghui Tan4, and Xiuqing Hu2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Atmospheric Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters, Key Laboratory for Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation of China Meteorological Administration, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, Jiangsu , China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Radiometric Calibration and Validation for Environmental Satellites, National Satellite Meteorological Center (National Center for Space Weather), Innovation Center for FengYun Meteorological Satellite, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, China
  • 3College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, Shandong , China
  • 4College of Meteorology and Oceanography, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan , China
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    Figures & Tables(9)
    Spectral response function of FY-4B/AGRI, FY-3D/MERSI-II, and FY-3C/VIRR at cloud sensitive channels in the wavelength range of 0.3‒13 μm. (a) 0.3‒2.5 μm; (b) 2.5‒13 μm
    Production process of cloud products for satellite
    Aqua/MODIS cloud phase product and FY-3D/MERSI-II cloud phase product on 12 June 2018 at 17:50 UTC. (a) Aqua/MODIS; (b) FY-3D/MERSI-II
    FY-4A/AGRI, FY-4B/AGRI, and Himawari-9/AHI cloud phase products on 1 January 2024 at 05:00 (UTC). (a) FY-4A/AGRI; (b) FY-4B/AGRI; (c) Himawari-9/AHI
    Cloud top height products of FY-4A/AGRI, FY-4B/AGRI, and Himawari-9/AHI on 1 January 2024 at 05:00 (UTC). (a) FY-4A/AGRI; (b) FY-4B/AGRI; (c) Himawari-9/AHI
    Cloud top temperature products of FY-4A/AGRI, FY-4B/AGRI, and Himawari-9/AHI on 1 January 2024 at 05:00 (UTC). (a) FY-4A/AGRI; (b) FY-4B/AGRI; (c) Himawari-9/AHI
    Simulated reflectances of liquid water cloud (solid lines) and ice cloud (dotted lines) at AGRI 0.87 μm and 2.25 μm channels for different COT and CER
    2D spatial distributions of COT and CER from FY-4A/AGRI and Himawari-8/AHI on 10 March 2019 at 06:00 (UTC). (a) Spatial distribution of COT from FY-4A/AGRI; (b) spatial distribution of CER from FY-4A/AGRI; (c) spatial distribution of COT from Himawari-8/AHI; (d) spatial distribution of CER from Himawari-8/AHI
    • Table 1. Main spectral sensors, satellites, number of channels, and spatial resolution of Fengyun series satellites

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      Table 1. Main spectral sensors, satellites, number of channels, and spatial resolution of Fengyun series satellites

      Spectral sensorSatelliteNumber of channelsSpatial resolution /km
      VISSR-IFY-2A/2B31.25/5
      VISSR-IIFY-2C/2D/2E/2F/2G/2H51.25/5
      MERSI-IFY-3A/3B/3C200.25/1
      MERSI-IIFY-3D250.25/1
      MERSI-IIIFY-3F/3H250.25/1
      MERSI-LLFY-3E70.25/1
      MERSI-RMFY-3G80.5
      VIRRFY-3A/3B/3C101
      AGRIFY-4A/4B/4C14/15/150.5/1/2/4
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    Chao Liu, Jing Li, Bo Li, Yuxin Song, Ran Xu, Shiweng Teng, Zhonghui Tan, Xiuqing Hu. Cloud Property Retrieval Algorithms and Product Development for Fengyun Satellite Optical Imagers (Invited)[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2024, 44(18): 1800003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Reviews

    Received: Mar. 11, 2024

    Accepted: May. 6, 2024

    Published Online: Sep. 11, 2024

    The Author Email: Liu Chao (chao_liu@nuist.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS240715

    CSTR:32393.14.AOS240715

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