Aim of questionnaire

To obtain feedback from end-users and/or experts working in operational weather forecasting, NWP modelling, climate or satellite data research on the usefulness and potential application of CLOUDMAP products.

In order to evaluate your input we need some information about your affiliation. Please be so kind to fill in this form and submit it to us.

      First Name  
      Last Name    
      E-Mail Addr  
      Affiliation  
         Tel. no.  
         Function  
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Please, choose one option: ( yes end-user / no end-user )

You are a real "end-user" of cloud information being an operational forecaster, NWP modeller or climate researcher (filling in of this questionnaire should be as much as possible representative for your personal work situation)

(Please, choose one option (to help a clear interpretation of the information, provided by you, the further filling in of this questionnaire should be mostly representative for the field of application, you have selected):
Operational weather forecasting GeneralAviationMaritime
NWP modelling
Climate research

You are not an "end-user" of cloud information being a satellite data researcher, policy-maker, etc. (filling in of this questionnaire should be as much as possible representative for the meteorology/climate research community in general)

General impression of site?

nice reasonablepoor    Remarks

Lay-out of site?

nice reasonablepoor    Remarks

Navigation in site?

nice reasonablepoor    Remarks

Comprehensibility of content?

nice reasonablepoor    Remarks

How does the site communicate the CLOUDMAP project (objectives, context, partners, R&D work, etc.) to the user?

clear reasonablepoor    Remarks

How does the site communicate the CLOUDMAP results?

clearreasonablepoor    Remarks

How does the site communicate the added value of the CLOUDMAP products?

clear reasonablepoor    Remarks

What kind of information is missing in the Web page?

 

Do you foresee a direct link between the CLOUDMAP products and your present work?yes no

Which CLOUDMAP products would be directly applicable in your field of work?:

ATSR stereo cloud top heights

ATSR (multiple) cloud layer identification

MOS cloud top heights

MOS cloud top pressure

MOS cloud geometrical thickness

MOS cloud droplet concentration

AVHRR/ATSR contrail detection/mapping/climatology

Which CLOUDMAP product would add (relevant) information content to your application field? (Please, describe shortly how you would use this added information; with what purpose?)

ATSR stereo cloud top heights

How? 

ATSR (multiple) cloud layer identification

How? 

MOS cloud top heights

How? 

MOS cloud top pressure

How? 

MOS cloud geometrical thickness

How? 

MOS cloud droplet concentration

How? 

AVHRR/ATSR contrail detection/mapping/climatology

How? 

Which additional requirements would you have for the presented CLOUDMAP products before you could use them for your application?

Increase in area coverage

Higher temporal resolution

Higher vertical resolution

Better validated accuracy

Other: 

If these requirements are fulfilled, can you foresee that any of the CLOUDMAP products could replace present data sources in the future? If yes, please indicate which data sources.

ATSR stereo cloud top heights

Which data source? 

ATSR (multiple) cloud layer identification

Which data source? 

MOS cloud top heights

Which data source? 

MOS cloud top pressure

Which data source? 

MOS cloud geometrical thickness

Which data source? 

MOS cloud droplet concentration

Which data source? 

AVHRR/ATSR contrail detection/mapping/climatology

Which data source? 

The justification of the CLOUDMAP project is the need for more accurate and independent cloud information.

Are you convinced that CLOUDMAP has contributed to a prospect to obtain more accurate cloud information from EO satellites?
yes
no

To obtain quantitative cloud information using the current meteorological satellites additional data sources (NWP, synops, etc.) are necessary in many cases (eg cloud top heights). Is it important/helpful for your application field to obtain accurate cloud information from satellite data without the need for additional data?
yes
no

What is your view on the future potential of CLOUDMAP techniques/products?
No potential
Possible potential for:

 
Direct application as operational data source of cloud information (eg by implementation on future meteorological satellites)
Validation of operational data sources (both space and ground based)
Parameterisation of models (NWP, GCM)