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Cosp: Satellite simulation software for model assessment

Bodas-Salcedo, A., M. J. Webb, S. Bony, H. Chepfer, J.-L. Dufresne, S. A. Klein, Y. Zhang, R. Marchand, J. M. Haynes, R. Pincus, and V. O. John (2011), Cosp: Satellite simulation software for model assessment, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 1023-1043, doi:10.1175/2011BAMS2856.1.
Abstract: 

By simulating the observations of multiple satellite instruments, COSP enables quantitative evaluation of clouds, humidity, and precipitation processes in diverse numerical models.

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Mission: 
CloudSat