tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-252642453295590453.post8003498249425884574..comments2022-03-01T07:12:28.909+00:00Comments on Steve Marple's blog: Cloud detector: a review of progress so farSteve Marplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15582257560382364498noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-252642453295590453.post-30489087982925948302016-01-23T19:54:49.624+00:002016-01-23T19:54:49.624+00:00LCL (lifted condensation level) is computed as fro...LCL (lifted condensation level) is computed as from the dry and moist lapse rates, as given on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifted_condensation_level" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>.<br /><br />Effective cloud temperature takes into account both LCL and the ground temperature as the cloud can act as a mirror. I used the formula from <br />Riordan, D., R. Clay, A. Maghrabi, B. Dawson, R. Pace, and N. Wild (2005), <i>Cloud base temperature measurements using a simple longwave infrared cloud detection system</i>, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D03207, <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2004JD005390" rel="nofollow">doi:10.1029/2004JD005390</a>.<br /><br />Clear sky temperature follows a formula given in the same article but with modified coefficients in an attempt to improve for the fit for my location.Steve Marplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15582257560382364498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-252642453295590453.post-28466406085471211742016-01-23T14:15:17.920+00:002016-01-23T14:15:17.920+00:00Hi, how do you calculate "Effective cloud tem...Hi, how do you calculate "Effective cloud temperature" and "Clear sky temperature" in the charts?Martin PotanĨokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06482560209996611201noreply@blogger.com