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contributor authorCosta, Maria João
contributor authorLevizzani, Vincenzo
contributor authorSilva, Ana Maria
date accessioned2017-06-09T16:47:20Z
date available2017-06-09T16:47:20Z
date copyright2004/12/01
date issued2004
identifier issn0894-8763
identifier otherams-74093.pdf
identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4216280
description abstractA method based on the synergistic use of low earth orbit and geostationary earth orbit satellite data for aerosol-type characterization and aerosol optical thickness (AOT: τa) retrieval and monitoring over the ocean is presented in Part I of this paper. The method is now applied to a strong dust outbreak over the Atlantic Ocean in June 1997 and to two other relevant transport events of biomass burning and desert dust aerosol that occurred in 2000 over the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, respectively. The retrievals of the aerosol optical properties are checked against retrievals from sun and sky radiance measurements from the ground-based Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET). The single-scattering albedo values obtained from AERONET are always within the error bars presented for Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment (GOME) retrievals, resulting in differences lower than 0.041. The retrieved AOT values are compared with the independent space?time-collocated measurements from the AERONET, as well as to the satellite aerosol official products of the Polarization and Directionality of the Earth Reflectances (POLDER) and the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). A first estimate of the AOT accuracy derived from comparisons with AERONET data leads to ±0.02 ± 0.22τa when all AOT values are retained or to ±0.02 ± 0.16τa for aerosol transport events (AOT > 0.4). The upwelling flux at the top of the atmosphere (TOA) was computed with radiative transfer calculations and used to estimate the TOA direct shortwave aerosol radiative forcing; a comparison with space?time-collocated measurements from the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) TOA flux product was also done. It was found that more than 90% of the values differ from CERES fluxes by less than ±15%.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleAerosol Characterization and Direct Radiative Forcing Assessment over the Ocean. Part II: Application to Test Cases and Validation
typeJournal Paper
journal volume43
journal issue12
journal titleJournal of Applied Meteorology
identifier doi10.1175/JAM2157.1
journal fristpage1818
journal lastpage1833
treeJournal of Applied Meteorology:;2004:;volume( 043 ):;issue: 012
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