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Multi-band automatic sun and sky scanning radiometer system for measurement of aerosolsA weather resistant automatic scanning Sun photometer system is assessed and demonstrated as practical for measurements of aerosol concentrations and properties at remote sites. Interfaced with a transmitter using the Geostationary Data Collection System (GDCS), the data are processed in near real time. The processing allows a time dependence of the aerosols and water vapor and an ongoing assessment of the health and calibration of the instruments. The system's automatic data acquisition, transmission, and processing offer immediate application to atmospheric monitoring and modeling on a regional to global scale and validation of satellite retrievals. It is estimated that under normal circumstances the retrieved aerosol optical thickness has a network wide accuracy of +/- 0.02 from 340 nm to 1020 nm, water vapor +/- 0.2 cm and size distribution from 0.1 to 3 micrometers.
Document ID
19950010576
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Holben, B. N. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Eck, T. F. (Hughes STX, Inc. Greenbelt, MD., United States)
Slutsker, I. (Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Greenbelt, MD., United States)
Tanre, D. (Universite des Sciences et Techniques de Lille France)
Buis, J. P. (Cimel Electronique Paris, France)
Setzer, A. (Instituto de Pesquisas Espaciais Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil)
Vermote, E. (Maryland Univ. College Park, MD., United States)
Reagan, J. A. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Kaufman, Y. A. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: CNES, Proceedings of 6th International Symposium on Physical Measurements and Signatures in Remote Sensing
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
95N16991
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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