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Coordinated Airborne, Spaceborne and Ground-based Measurements of Massive Thick Aerosol Layers during the Dry Season in Southern AfricaDuring 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).
Document ID
20050176525
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Schmid, B.
(Bay Area Environmental Research Inst. Sonoma , CA, United States)
Redemann, J.
(Bay Area Environmental Research Inst. Sonoma , CA, United States)
Russell, P. B.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Hobbs, P. V.
(Washington Univ. Seattle, WA, United States)
Hlavka, D. L.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
McGill, M. J.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Holben, B. N.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Welton, E. J.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Campbell, J. R.
(Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Torres, O.
(Maryland Univ. Baltimore, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
April 3, 2003
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
Volume: 108
Issue: D13
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Geophysics
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG5-9022
Distribution Limits
Public
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