On this page, you will find publications of the RMIB GERB Team in peer-reviewed journals.

• T. Akkermans and N. Clerbaux (2021): Retrieval of Daily Mean Top-of-Atmosphere Reflected Solar Flux Using the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) Instruments, Remote Sensing, 13(18), 3695; doi:10.3390/rs13183695

• A. Payez, S. Dewitte, and N. Clerbaux (2021): Dual View on Clear-Sky Top-of-Atmosphere Albedos from Meteosat Second Generation Satellites, Remote Sensing, 13(9), 1655; doi:10.3390/rs13091655.

• T. Akkermans and N. Clerbaux (2020): Narrowband-to-Broadband Conversions for Top-of-Atmosphere Reflectance from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), Remote Sensing, 12(2), 305; doi:10.3390/rs12020305.

• N. Clerbaux, T. Akkermans, E. Baudrez, A. Velazquez Blazquez, W. Moutier, J. Moreels and C. Aebi (2020): The Climate Monitoring SAF Outgoing Longwave Radiation from AVHRR, Remote Sensing, 12(2), 929; doi:10.3390/rs12060929.

• S. Dewitte, N. Clerbaux, J. Cornelis (2019): Decadal Changes of the Reflected Solar Radiation and the Earth Energy Imbalance, Remote Sensing, 11, 663; doi:10.3390/rs11060663.

• W. Moutier, S J. Thomalla, S. Bernard, G. Wind, T J. Ryan-Keogh, M E. Smith, 2019. Evaluation of Chlorophyll-a and POC MODIS Aqua Products in the Southern Ocean, Remote Sens, 11(15), 1793; doi:10.3390/rs11151793.

• S. Dewitte and N. Clerbaux (2018): Decadal Changes of Earth’s Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Remote Sensing, 10, 1539; doi:10.3390/rs10101539.

• Tornow, F., Barker, H.W., Blázquez, V., Domenech, C. and Fischer, J., 2018. EarthCARE’s Broadband Radiometer: Uncertainties Associated with Cloudy Atmospheres. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 35(11), pp.2201-2211.

• L. Duforêt-Gaurier, D. Dessailly, W. Moutier, H. Loisel, 2018. Assessing the Impact of a Two-Layered Spherical Geometry of Phytoplankton Cells on the Bulk Backscattering Ratio of Marine Particulate Matter, Appl. Sci., 8(12), 2689, doi: 10.3390/app8122689.

• M. Urbain, N. Clerbaux, A. Ipe, F. Tornow, R. Hollmann, E. Baudrez, A. Velazquez Blazquez, J. Moreels (2017): The CM SAF TOA Radiation Data Record Using MVIRI and SEVIRI, Remote Sensing, 9, 466.

• F. Tornow, N. Clerbaux, A. Ipe, U. Manon (2017): An improved method to estimate reference cloud-free images for the visible band of geostationary satellites, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 38(23), 7220-7241, doi:10.1080/01431161.2017.1372859.

• S. Dewitte and N. Clerbaux (2017): Measurement of the Earth Radiation Budget at the Top of the Atmosphere — A Review, Remote Sensing, 9, 1143; doi:10.3390/rs9111143.

• I. Decoster, N. Clerbaux, E. Baudrez, S. Dewitte, A. Ipe, S. Nevens, A. Velazquez-Blazquez, J. Cornelis (2014): Spectral Aging Model Applied to Meteosat First Generation Visible Band, Remote Sens., 6, 2534-2571.

• I. Decoster (2014): Spectral ageing model for the Meteosat First Generation visible band, PhD thesis at Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

• I. Decoster, N. Clerbaux, E. Baudrez, S. Dewitte, A. Ipe, S. Nevens, A. Velazquez-Blazquez, J. Cornelis (2013):
  A Spectral Aging Model for the Meteosat-7 Visible Band, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 30(3), 496-509.

• I. Decoster, N. Clerbaux, Y. Govaerts, E. Baudrez, S. A. Ipe, S. Dewitte, S. Nevens, A. Velazquez-Blazquez, J. Cornelis (2013):
  Evidence of pre-launch characterization problem of Meteosat-7 visible spectral response, Remote Sensing Letters, 4(10), 1008-1017.

• S. Dewitte, N. Clerbaux, A. Ipe, A. Velazquez, E. Baudrez, S. Nevens, I. Decoster (2012):
  Climate monitoring with Earth radiation budget measurements, AIP Conf. Proc. 1531, 612; doi: 10.1063/1.4804844.

• N. Clerbaux, E. Baudrez, I. Decoster, S. Dewitte, A. Ipe, S. Nevens, A. Velazquez Blazquez (2012):
  The climate monitoring SAF TOA radiation “GERB” datasets, AIP Conf. Proc. 1531, 652 (2013); doi: 10.1063/1.4804854.

• A. Ipe (2011):
  Cloud properties retrieval for climate studies from geostationary orbit, PhD thesis at Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
• W. Greuell, E. van Meijgaard, N. Clerbaux, J.-F. Meirink (2011):
  Evaluation of model-predicted top-of-atmosphere radiation and cloud parameters over Africa with observations from GERB and SEVIRI. Journal of Climate, 24(15), 4015-4036.

• B. De Paepe, S. Dewitte (2009):
  Dust aerosol optical depth retrieval over desert surface, using the SEVIRI window channels, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 26, 704-718.

• N. Clerbaux, J.E. Russell, S. Dewitte, C. Bertrand, D. Caprion, B. De Paepe, L. Gonzalez Sotelino, A. Ipe, R. Bantges, H.E. Brindley (2009):
  Comparison of GERB instantaneous radiance and flux products 2 with CERES Edition-2 data, Remote Sensing of Environment, 113, 102-114.

• B. De Paepe, A. Ignatov, A. Ipe, S. Dewitte (2008):
  Aerosol retrieval over ocean from SEVIRI for the use in GERB's Earth radiation budget analysis, Remote Sensing of Environment, 112, 2455-2468.
• C. Bertrand, L. Gonzalez, A. Ipe, N. Clerbaux, S. Dewitte (2008):
  Improvement in the GERB short wave flux estimations over snow covered surfaces, Advances in Space Research, 41(7), 1894-1905.
• N. Clerbaux (2008):
  Processing of Geostationary Observations for Earth Radiation Budget Studies, PhD thesis at Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
• N. Clerbaux, S. Dewitte, C. Bertrand, D. Caprion, B. De Paepe, L. Gonzalez, A. Ipe, J.E. Russell and H. Brindley (2008):
  Unfiltering of the Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (GERB) Data. Part I: Shortwave Radiation, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 25(7), 1087-1105.
• N. Clerbaux, S. Dewitte, C. Bertrand, D. Caprion, B. De Paepe, L. Gonzalez, A. Ipe and J.E. Russell (2008):
  Unfiltering of the Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (GERB) Data. Part II: Longwave Radiation, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 25(7), 1106-1117.
• S. Dewitte, L. Gonzalez, N. Clerbaux, A. Ipe, C. Bertrand, B. De Paepe (2008):
  The Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget Edition 1 data processing algorithms, Advances in Space Research, 41(11), 1906-1913.

• C. Bertrand, J. Futyan, A. Ipe, L. Gonzalez, N. Clerbaux (2006):
  Diurnal Asymmetry in the GERB SW fluxes, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 44(12), 3585-3600, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2006.881119.
• C. Bertrand, N. Clerbaux, A. Ipe, S. Dewitte, L. Gonzalez (2006):
  Angular distribution models anisotropic correction factors and sun glint: a sensitivity study, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 27(9), 1741-1757, doi:10.1080/01431160500107015.

• J.E. Harries et al. (2005):
  The Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget Project, Bulletin of American Meteorological Society, 86(7), 945-960, doi:10.1175/BAMS-86-7-945.
• C. Bertrand, N. Clerbaux, A. Ipe, S. Dewitte, L. Gonzalez (2005):
  Angular Distribution Models, Anisotropic Correction Factors, and Mixed Clear-Scene Types: A Sensitivity Study, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 43(1), 92-102, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2004.83836.
• J.M. Haywood, R.P. Allan, I. Culverwell, T. Slingo, S. Milton, J. Edwards, N. Clerbaux (2005): Can desert dust explain the outgoing longwave radiation anomaly over the Sahara during July 2003?. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 110(D5), 1984–2012.

• A. Ipe, N. Clerbaux, C. Bertrand, S. Dewitte, L. Gonzalez (2004):
  Validation and homogenisation of cloud optical depth and cloud fraction retrievals for GERB/SEVIRI scene identification using Meteosat-7 data, Atmospheric Research, 72, 17-37, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2004.03.010.
• C. Bertrand, A. Royer (2004):
  Aerosol optical depth spatio-temporal characterization over the Canadian BOREAS domain, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 25(15), 2903-2917, doi:10.1080/01431160310001632657.
• C. Bertrand (2004):
  Les derniers 1000 ans, Comptes Rendus Geoscience, 336, 741-750, doi:10.1016/j.crte.2003.12.022.
• C. Bertrand, N. Clerbaux, A. Ipe, L. Gonzalez (2004):
  Corrigendium to Estimation of the 2002 Mount Etna eruption cloud radiative forcing from Meteosat-7 data, Remote Sensing of Environment, 90, 135-135.

• C. Bertrand, N. Clerbaux, A. Ipe, L. Gonzalez (2003):
  Estimation of the 2002 Mount Etna eruption cloud radiative forcing from Meteosat-7 data, Remote Sensing of Environment, 87, 257-272.
• A. Ipe, N. Clerbaux, C. Bertrand, S. Dewitte, L. Gonzalez (2003):
  Pixel-scale composite top-of-the-atmosphere clear-sky reflectances for Meteosat-7 visible data, Journal of Geophysical Research, 108(D19), 4612, doi:10.1029/2002JD002771.
• N. Clerbaux, S. Dewitte, L. Gonzalez, C. Bertrand, B. Nicula, A. Ipe (2003):
  Outgoing longwave flux estimation: improvement of angular modelling using spectral information, Remote Sensing of Environment, 85, 389-395.
• N. Clerbaux, A. Ipe, C. Bertrand, S. Dewitte, B. Nicula, L. Gonzalez (2003):
  Evidence of azimuthal anisotropy for the thermal infrared radiation leaving the Earth's atmosphere, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 24(14), 3005-3010.