Measurements on pointing error and field of view of Cimel-318 Sun photometers in the scope of AERONET [Discussion paper]

• Main Authors: Torres, Benjamín, Toledano, Carlos, Berjón, Alberto, Fuertes Marrón, David, Molina, V., González, Ramiro, Canini, Marius, Cachorro, Victoria E., Goloub, Philippe, Podvin, Thierry, Blarel, Luc, Dubovik, Oleg, Bennouna, Yasmine
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: European Geosciences Union 2013
• Subjects: Radiometer observations; Error; Desert dust aerosol; AErosol RObotic NETwork; Sun photometer; Rima; Aerosol Robotic Network
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11765/7544

Sensitivity studies indicate that among the diverse error sources of ground-based sky radiometer observations, the pointing error plays an important role in the correct retrieval of aerosol properties. The accurate pointing is specially critical for the characterization of desert dust aerosol. The p...