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Cloud optical depth  

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  • Effective depth of a cloud from the viewpoint of radiation propagation. OD = exp(-K.Δz) where K is the extinction coefficient [km-1] and Δz the vertical path [km] between the base and the top of the cloud

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http://codes.wmo.int/wmdr/ObservedVariableAtmosphere/506

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