Table 4.

Variables Contained Within the AMSR‐E Level 3 CLWP Uncertainty Data Set

Variables	Description
Clear_sky_bias	Clear sky bias as determined from AMSR‐E CLWP obs for clear scenes; LUT is used for clear scenes with nearby precipitation.
Number_of_all‐sky_obs	Number of warm cloud plus clear‐sky observations
Number_of_clear‐sky_obs	Number of clear‐sky observations
Number_of_inversions	Number of temperature inversions as determined from Global Data Assimilation System data
Number_of_large_negative_clwp	Number of clear‐sky CLWP values less than −0.03 kg/m2. Used for screening purposes
Warm_cloud_temperature_bias	Estimated CLWP error due to biases in cloud temperature for warm clouds
Warm_in‐cloud_bias	CLWP error due to in‐cloud biases for CLWP ≤0.018 kg/m2 for warm clouds
Warm_adjacent_precipitation_bias	Bias due to adjacent pixels containing precipitation (i.e., CLWP > 0.18 kg/m2) for warm clouds
Warm_cloud‐rain_partition_bias	CLWP bias due to biases in the cloud‐rain partition parameterization for warm clouds
Warm_clwp_uncorrected	Original CLWP product for warm clouds
Warm_clwp_bias‐corrected	Bias‐corrected CLWP product for warm clouds
MODIS_warm_cloud_top_temperature_bias‐corrected	Bias‐corrected MODIS cloud top temperature for warm clouds
MODIS_warm_cloud_top_height_bias‐corrected	Bias‐corrected MODIS cloud top height for warm clouds
MODIS_cloud_cover	Total and warm cloud cover (%) as determined by the MODIS cloud mask
Adiabatic_cloud_depth	Derived as a by‐product of the cloud temperature bias calculation
Cloud_temperature	Derived as a by‐product of the cloud temperature bias calculation