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The Spinning Enhanced Visible and InfraRed Imager SEVIRI radiometer aboard the geostationary Meteosat Second Generation MSG satellite enables the quantitative identification and characterization of clouds from space with high temporal resolution. In this chapter we illustrate basic features of this satellite instrument and present some recent advances related to the detection of ice clouds and the determination of their optical and microphysical properties at IPA.
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Bugliaro, L., Mannstein, H., Kox, S. (2012). Ice Cloud Properties From Space. In: Schumann, U. (eds) Atmospheric Physics. Research Topics in Aerospace. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30183-4_25
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