Abstract
Satellite data simulators, a general term for a software package containing a set of atmospheric radiative transfer codes and a user interface, provide synthetic satellite measurements (observables such as radiance and/or retrieved variables) for geophysical variables input by users. In other words, a satellite data simulator generates virtual observations from hypothetical satellite instruments. This chapter offers a concise introduction to satellite data simulators with a selected list of simulator packages. The second section is devoted to detailed descriptions of model setups in the radiative transfer simulations carried out for this book.
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Masunaga, H. (2022). Satellite Data Simulators. In: Satellite Measurements of Clouds and Precipitation. Springer Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2243-5_13
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