Cloud Variable Correlations

What You're Looking At

These scatter plots show relationships between different cloud measurements.

What the plots reveal:

• Cloud Cover vs Optical Thickness: Shows that more cloud cover often correlates with thicker clouds
• Temperature vs Pressure: Shows the relationship between cloud height indicators (colder/lower pressure = higher altitude)
• Optical Thickness vs Water Path: Thicker clouds contain more water
• Cloud Cover vs Water Path: More extensive cloud cover relates to water content

Key Finding: These correlations demonstrate that satellites measure multiple independent properties of clouds simultaneously, providing cross-validation of measurements. The relationships make physical sense and show the data is consistent and reliable.

Note: Each plot shows a sample of the full dataset (every 100th measurement) for performance. The full dataset contains millions of measurements.

Data Source: NOAA ISCCP D2 Dataset