Latitudinal and temporal distribution of aerosols and precipitable water vapor in the tropical Andes from AERONET, sounding, and MERRA-2 data

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: María Cazorla, David M. Giles, Edgar Herrera, Luis Suárez, Rene Estevan, Marcos Andrade, Álvaro Bastidas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Portfolio 2024
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Merra; Quito; Aerosol Robotic Network
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51247-9; https://doaj.org/article/0ee34815e22547c0ad31b589ca5ec67a

Abstract The aerosol and precipitable water vapor (PW) distribution over the tropical Andes region is characterized using Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) observations at stations in Medellin (Colombia), Quito (Ecuador), Huancayo (Peru), and La Paz (Bolivia). AERONET aerosol optical depth (AOD) is...