Using the OMI aerosol index and absorption aerosol optical depth to evaluate the NASA MERRA Aerosol Reanalysis

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: Buchard, V., Silva, A. M., Colarco, P. R., Darmenov, A., Randles, C. A., Govindaraju, R., Torres, O., Campbell, J., Spurr, R.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Merra; Aerosol Robotic Network
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5743-2015; https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/15/5743/2015/

A radiative transfer interface has been developed to simulate the UV aerosol index (AI) from the NASA Goddard Earth Observing System version 5 (GEOS-5) aerosol assimilated fields. The purpose of this work is to use the AI and aerosol absorption optical depth (AAOD) derived from the Ozone Monitoring...