Aerosol optical thickness measurements during FIFE '89The measurements used for correction and calibration are presented which permit the estimation of atmospheric effects on reflected and transmitted solar radiation. Four sun-photometers are calibrated and used to derive aerosol optical thicknesses that agree with expected uncertainties, and lower values and higher values are associated with cool dry northerly flows and warm humid southerly flows, respectively. The rapid increase in the vertical aerosol optical thickness after sunrise is related to the growth of the mixing layer which can be inferred from the 2D maps of the instantaneous aerosol number densities.
Document ID
19920030703
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Halthore, Rangasayi N. (Applied Research Corp. Landover, MD, United States)
Bruegge, Carol J. (JPL Pasadena, CA, United States)
Markham, Brian L. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Meeting Information
Meeting: Symposium on FIFE - First ISLSCP Field Experiment