Maritime aerosol network as a component of AERONET - first results and comparison with global aerosol models and satellite retrievals

A. Smirnov; B. N. Holben; D. M. Giles; I. Slutsker; N. T. O'Neill; T. F. Eck; A. Macke; P. Croot; Y. Courcoux; S. M. Sakerin; T. J. Smyth; T. Zielinski; G. Zibordi; J. I. Goes; M. J. Harvey; P. K. Quinn; N. B. Nelson; V. F. Radionov; C. M. Duarte; R. Losno; J. Sciare; K. J. Voss; S. Kinne; N. R. Nalli; E. Joseph; K. Krishna Moorthy; D. S. Covert; S. K. Gulev; G. Milinevsky; P. Larouche; S. Belanger; E. Horne; M. Chin; L. A. Remer; R. A. Kahn; J. S. Reid; M. Schulz; C. L. Heald; J. Zhang; K. Lapina; R. G. Kleidman; J. Griesfeller; B. J. Gaitley; Q. Tan; T. L. Diehl

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Maritime aerosol network as a component of AERONET - first results and comparison with global aerosol models and satellite retrievals

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Maritime aerosol network as a component of AERONET - first results and comparison with global aerosol models and satellite retrievals

A. Smirnov, B. N. Holben, D. M. Giles, I. Slutsker, N. T. O'Neill, T. F. Eck, A. Macke, P. Croot, Y. Courcoux, S. M. Sakerin, …

Atmospheric measurement techniques, Vol.4(3), pp.583-597

01/03/2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-4-583-2011

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The Maritime Aerosol Network (MAN) has been collecting data over the oceans since November 2006. Over 80 cruises were completed through early 2010 with deployments continuing. Measurement areas included various parts of the Atlantic Ocean, the Northern and Southern Pacific Ocean, the South Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, the Arctic Ocean and inland seas. MAN deploys Microtops hand-held sunphotometers and utilizes a calibration procedure and data processing traceable to AERONET. Data collection included areas that previously had no aerosol optical depth (AOD) coverage at all, particularly vast areas of the Southern Ocean. The MAN data archive provides a valuable resource for aerosol studies in maritime environments. In the current paper we present results of AOD measurements over the oceans, and make a comparison with satellite AOD retrievals and model simulations.

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Title: Maritime aerosol network as a component of AERONET - first results and comparison with global aerosol models and satellite retrievals
Creators - without role: A. Smirnov - Goddard Space Flight Center
B. N. Holben - Goddard Space Flight Center
D. M. Giles - Goddard Space Flight Center
I. Slutsker - Goddard Space Flight Center
N. T. O'Neill - Université de Sherbrooke
T. F. Eck - Goddard Space Flight Center
A. Macke - Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
P. Croot - GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Y. Courcoux - Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de la Réunion
S. M. Sakerin - V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics
T. J. Smyth - Plymouth Marine Laboratory
T. Zielinski - Instytut Oceanologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk
G. Zibordi - Joint Research Centre
J. I. Goes - Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
M. J. Harvey - National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
P. K. Quinn - NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
N. B. Nelson - University of California, Santa Barbara
V. F. Radionov - Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute
C. M. Duarte - Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies
R. Losno - Laboratoire Interuniversitaire des Systèmes Atmosphériques
J. Sciare - Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement
K. J. Voss - University of Miami
S. Kinne - Universität Hamburg
N. R. Nalli - NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research
E. Joseph - Howard University
K. Krishna Moorthy - Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
D. S. Covert - University of Washington
S. K. Gulev - Institute of Oceanology. PP Shirshov Russian Academy of Sciences
G. Milinevsky - Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
P. Larouche - Inst Maurice Lamontagne, Mont Joli, PQ, Canada
S. Belanger - Université du Québec à Rimouski
E. Horne - Bedford Institute of Oceanography
M. Chin - Goddard Space Flight Center
L. A. Remer - Goddard Space Flight Center
R. A. Kahn - Goddard Space Flight Center
J. S. Reid - USN, Marine Meteorol Div, Res Lab, Monterey, CA USA
M. Schulz - Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement
C. L. Heald - Colorado State University
J. Zhang - University of North Dakota
K. Lapina - Colorado State University
R. G. Kleidman - Science Systems and Applications
J. Griesfeller - Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement
B. J. Gaitley - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Q. Tan - Goddard Space Flight Center
T. L. Diehl - Goddard Space Flight Center
Publication Details: Atmospheric measurement techniques, Vol.4(3), pp.583-597
Publisher: Copernicus Gesellschaft Mbh
Number of pages: 15
Grant note: Institut Polaire Francais (IPEV)
Identifiers: 9944457708331
Academic Unit: King Abdullah University of Science & Technology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article