Aerosol properties over bright-reflecting source regions
Abstract—Retrieving aerosol properties from satellite remote sensing over a bright surface is a challenging problem in the research of atmospheric and land applications. In this paper we propose a new approach to retrieve aerosol properties over surfaces such as arid, semiarid, and urban areas, wher...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.385.7362 2023-05-15T13:06:31+02:00 Aerosol properties over bright-reflecting source regions N. Christina Hsu Si-chee Tsay Michael D. King Senior Member Jay R. Herman The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 2004 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.385.7362 http://modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov/_docs/Hsu_et_al._(2004)2.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.385.7362 http://modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov/_docs/Hsu_et_al._(2004)2.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov/_docs/Hsu_et_al._(2004)2.pdf text 2004 ftciteseerx 2016-09-18T00:32:22Z Abstract—Retrieving aerosol properties from satellite remote sensing over a bright surface is a challenging problem in the research of atmospheric and land applications. In this paper we propose a new approach to retrieve aerosol properties over surfaces such as arid, semiarid, and urban areas, where the surface reflectance is usually very bright in the red part of visible spectrum and in the near infrared, but is much darker in the blue spectral region (i.e., wavelength 500 nm). In order to infer atmospheric properties from these data, a global surface reflectance database of 0.1 latitude by 0.1 longitude resolution was constructed over bright surfaces for visible wavelengths using the minimum reflectivity technique (e.g., finding the clearest scene during each season for a given location). The aerosol optical thickness and aerosol type are then determined simultaneously in the algorithm using lookup tables to match the satellite observed spectral radiances. Examples of aerosol optical thickness derived using this algorithm over the Sahara Desert and Arabian Peninsula reveal various dust sources, which are important contributors to airborne dust transported over long distances. Comparisons of the satellite inferred aerosol optical thickness and the values from ground-based Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) sun/sky radiometer measurements indicate good agreement (i.e., within 30%) over the sites in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. This new algorithm, when applied to Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), Sea-viewing Wide Field of view Sensor (SeaWiFS), and Global Imager (GLI) satellite data, will provide high spatial resolution ( 1 km) global information of aerosol optical thickness over bright surfaces on a daily basis. Index Terms—Aerosols, algorithm, desert, remote sensing, satellite applications, terrestrial atmosphere. I. Text Aerosol Robotic Network Unknown |
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Abstract—Retrieving aerosol properties from satellite remote sensing over a bright surface is a challenging problem in the research of atmospheric and land applications. In this paper we propose a new approach to retrieve aerosol properties over surfaces such as arid, semiarid, and urban areas, where the surface reflectance is usually very bright in the red part of visible spectrum and in the near infrared, but is much darker in the blue spectral region (i.e., wavelength 500 nm). In order to infer atmospheric properties from these data, a global surface reflectance database of 0.1 latitude by 0.1 longitude resolution was constructed over bright surfaces for visible wavelengths using the minimum reflectivity technique (e.g., finding the clearest scene during each season for a given location). The aerosol optical thickness and aerosol type are then determined simultaneously in the algorithm using lookup tables to match the satellite observed spectral radiances. Examples of aerosol optical thickness derived using this algorithm over the Sahara Desert and Arabian Peninsula reveal various dust sources, which are important contributors to airborne dust transported over long distances. Comparisons of the satellite inferred aerosol optical thickness and the values from ground-based Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) sun/sky radiometer measurements indicate good agreement (i.e., within 30%) over the sites in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. This new algorithm, when applied to Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), Sea-viewing Wide Field of view Sensor (SeaWiFS), and Global Imager (GLI) satellite data, will provide high spatial resolution ( 1 km) global information of aerosol optical thickness over bright surfaces on a daily basis. Index Terms—Aerosols, algorithm, desert, remote sensing, satellite applications, terrestrial atmosphere. I. |
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