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Retrieval of aerosol optical thickness for desert conditions using MERIS observations during the SAMUM campaign

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology, ISSN: 0280-6509, Vol: 61, Issue: 1, Page: 229-238
2009
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Article Description

Approximately 30% of the land surface is arid, having desert or semi-desert conditions. Aerosol originating from these regions plays a significant role in climate and atmospheric chemistry of the atmosphere. Retrieving aerosol properties from space-borne platforms above desert conditions, where the surface reflectance is usually very bright, is a challenging task. The proportion of the surface to top of atmosphere (TOA) reflectance can reach values over 90%, especially for wavelength above 500 nm. For these reasons detailed knowledge of aerosol and surface optical properties from these regions is required to separate atmosphere from intrinsically bright surfaces. An approach to retrieve aerosol properties over arid and semi-arid regions based on the Bremen Aerosol Retrieval (BAER) has been developed and validated within the Dust Aerosol Retrievals from Space-Born Instruments (DREAMS) Project, which is part of the Saharan Mineral Dust Experiment (SAMUM, 2006). Combining measurements of the backscattered radiation from the Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) instrument aboard Environmental Satellite (ENVISAT) and ground-based measurements in Morocco in radiation closure experiments yields the aerosol optical properties of mineral dust at selected locations. © 2008 The Author Journal compilation © 2008 Blackwell Munksgaard.

Bibliographic Details

Tilman Dinter; Wolfgang Von Hoyningen-Huene; John P. Burrows; Alexander Kokhanovsky; Eike Bierwirth; Manfred Wendisch; Detlef Müller; Ralph Kahn; Mohammed Diouri

Stockholm University Press

Earth and Planetary Sciences

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