Evaluation of aerosol optical depths and clear-sky radiative fluxes of the CERES Edition 4.1 SYN1deg data product

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: D. W. Fillmore, D. A. Rutan, S. Kato, F. G. Rose, T. E. Caldwell
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2022
• Subjects: Physics; QC1-999; Chemistry; QD1-999; Merra; Aerosol Robotic Network
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-10115-2022; https://doaj.org/article/5a60d39d446c46ba8f66ec808c567ab5

Aerosol optical depths (AODs) used for the Edition 4.1 Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Synoptic 1 ∘ (SYN1deg) product are evaluated. AODs are derived from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) observations and assimilated by an aerosol transport model (the M...