A hybrid method for reconstructing the historical evolution of aerosol optical depth from sunshine duration measurements
A novel method has been developed to estimate aerosol optical depth (AOD) from sunshine duration (SD) measurements under cloud-free conditions. It is a physically based method serving for the reconstruction of the historical evolution of AOD during the last century. In addition to sunshine duration...
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ftcopernicus:oai:publications.copernicus.org:amt82257 2023-05-15T13:06:07+02:00 A hybrid method for reconstructing the historical evolution of aerosol optical depth from sunshine duration measurements Wandji Nyamsi, William Lipponen, Antti Sanchez-Lorenzo, Arturo Wild, Martin Arola, Antti 2020-06-11 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-3061-2020 https://amt.copernicus.org/articles/13/3061/2020/ eng eng doi:10.5194/amt-13-3061-2020 https://amt.copernicus.org/articles/13/3061/2020/ eISSN: 1867-8548 Text 2020 ftcopernicus https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-3061-2020 2020-07-20T16:22:06Z A novel method has been developed to estimate aerosol optical depth (AOD) from sunshine duration (SD) measurements under cloud-free conditions. It is a physically based method serving for the reconstruction of the historical evolution of AOD during the last century. In addition to sunshine duration data, it requires daily water vapor and ozone products as inputs taken from the ECMWF 20th century reanalysis ERA-20C, available at the global scale over the period 1900–2010. Surface synoptic cloud observations are used to identify cloud-free days. For 16 sites over Europe, the accuracy of the estimated daily AOD, and its seasonal variability, is similar to or better than those from two earlier methods when compared to AErosol RObotic NETwork measurements. In addition, it also improves the detection of the signal from massive aerosol events such as important volcanic eruptions (e.g., Arenal and Fernandina Island in 1968, El Chichón in 1982 and Pinatubo in 1992). Finally, the reconstructed AOD time series are in good agreement with the dimming/brightening phenomenon and also provide preliminary evidence of the early-brightening phenomenon. Text Aerosol Robotic Network Copernicus Publications: E-Journals Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 13 6 3061 3079 |
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A novel method has been developed to estimate aerosol optical depth (AOD) from sunshine duration (SD) measurements under cloud-free conditions. It is a physically based method serving for the reconstruction of the historical evolution of AOD during the last century. In addition to sunshine duration data, it requires daily water vapor and ozone products as inputs taken from the ECMWF 20th century reanalysis ERA-20C, available at the global scale over the period 1900–2010. Surface synoptic cloud observations are used to identify cloud-free days. For 16 sites over Europe, the accuracy of the estimated daily AOD, and its seasonal variability, is similar to or better than those from two earlier methods when compared to AErosol RObotic NETwork measurements. In addition, it also improves the detection of the signal from massive aerosol events such as important volcanic eruptions (e.g., Arenal and Fernandina Island in 1968, El Chichón in 1982 and Pinatubo in 1992). Finally, the reconstructed AOD time series are in good agreement with the dimming/brightening phenomenon and also provide preliminary evidence of the early-brightening phenomenon. |
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Wandji Nyamsi, William Lipponen, Antti Sanchez-Lorenzo, Arturo Wild, Martin Arola, Antti A hybrid method for reconstructing the historical evolution of aerosol optical depth from sunshine duration measurements |
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Wandji Nyamsi, William Lipponen, Antti Sanchez-Lorenzo, Arturo Wild, Martin Arola, Antti |
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A hybrid method for reconstructing the historical evolution of aerosol optical depth from sunshine duration measurements |
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A hybrid method for reconstructing the historical evolution of aerosol optical depth from sunshine duration measurements |
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A hybrid method for reconstructing the historical evolution of aerosol optical depth from sunshine duration measurements |
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A hybrid method for reconstructing the historical evolution of aerosol optical depth from sunshine duration measurements |
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A hybrid method for reconstructing the historical evolution of aerosol optical depth from sunshine duration measurements |
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hybrid method for reconstructing the historical evolution of aerosol optical depth from sunshine duration measurements |
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