AHI/Himawari-8 Yonsei Aerosol Retrieval (YAER): Algorithm, Validation and Merged Products

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Hyunkwang Lim, Myungje Choi, Jhoon Kim, Yasuko Kasai, Pak Wai Chan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2018
• Subjects: aerosol; merged product; Advanced Himawari Imager; Himawari 8; Science; Q; Munk; Aerosol Robotic Network
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10050699; https://doaj.org/article/9545917a7bbb4e9499bcab00abc3e32c

Himawari-8, a next-generation geostationary meteorological satellite, was successfully launched by the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) on 7 October 2014 and has been in official operation since 7 July 2015. The Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) onboard Himawari-8 has 16 channels from 0.47 to 13.3...