Coordinated Airborne, Spaceborne and Ground-based Measurements of Massive Thick Aerosol Layers during the Dry Season in Southern Africa

B. Schmid; J. Redemann; P. B. Russell; P. V. Hobbs; D. L. Hlavka; M. J. McGill; B. N. Holben; E. J. Welton; J. R. Campbell; O. Torres

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Coordinated Airborne, Spaceborne and Ground-based Measurements of Massive Thick Aerosol Layers during the Dry Season in Southern Africa

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Coordinated Airborne, Spaceborne and Ground-based Measurements of Massive Thick Aerosol Layers during the Dry Season in Southern Africa

B. Schmid, J. Redemann, P. B. Russell, P. V. Hobbs, D. L. Hlavka, M. J. McGill, B. N. Holben, E. J. Welton, J. R. Campbell and O. Torres

Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol.108(D13), pp.8496-n/a

04/03/2003

DOI: 10.1029/2002JD002297

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During the dry season airborne campaign of the Southern African Regional Science Initiative (SAFARI 2000), coordinated observations were made of massive thick aerosol layers. These layers were often dominated by aerosols from biomass burning. We report on airborne Sun photometer measurements of aerosol optical depth (lambda = 0.354- 1.557 microns), columnar water vapor, and vertical profiles of aerosol extinction and water vapor density that were obtained aboard the University of Washington's Convair-580 research aircraft. We compare these with ground-based AERONET Sun/sky radiometer results, with ground based lidar data (MPL-Net), and with measurements from a downward pointing lidar aboard the high-flying NASA ER-2 aircraft. Finally, we show comparisons between aerosol optical depths fiom the Sun photometer and those retrieved over land and over water using four spaceborne sensors (TOMS, MODIS, MISR, and ATSR-2).

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Title: Subtitle: Coordinated Airborne, Spaceborne and Ground-based Measurements of Massive Thick Aerosol Layers during the Dry Season in Southern Africa
Creators: B. Schmid - Mental Research Institute
J. Redemann - Mental Research Institute
P. B. Russell - Ames Research Center
P. V. Hobbs - University of Washington
D. L. Hlavka - Goddard Space Flight Center
M. J. McGill - Goddard Space Flight Center
B. N. Holben - Goddard Space Flight Center
E. J. Welton - Goddard Space Flight Center
J. R. Campbell - Goddard Space Flight Center
O. Torres - University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol.108(D13), pp.8496-n/a
DOI: 10.1029/2002JD002297
ISSN: 0148-0227
eISSN: 2156-2202
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
Language: English
Date published: 04/03/2003
Description audience: PUBLIC
Academic Unit: Physics and Astronomy; Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Record Identifier: 9984277458802771

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