Spatial and seasonal distribution of Arctic aerosols observed by the CALIOP satellite instrument (2006–2012)
We use retrievals of aerosol extinction from the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) onboard the CALIPSO satellite to examine the vertical, horizontal and temporal variability of tropospheric Arctic aerosols during the period 2006–2012. We develop an empirical method that takes...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:b232c4a62a9c4beba724a4c72da0ad96 2023-05-15T14:35:12+02:00 Spatial and seasonal distribution of Arctic aerosols observed by the CALIOP satellite instrument (2006–2012) M. Di Pierro L. Jaeglé E. W. Eloranta S. Sharma 2013-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-7075-2013 https://doaj.org/article/b232c4a62a9c4beba724a4c72da0ad96 EN eng Copernicus Publications http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/13/7075/2013/acp-13-7075-2013.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1680-7316 https://doaj.org/toc/1680-7324 doi:10.5194/acp-13-7075-2013 1680-7316 1680-7324 https://doaj.org/article/b232c4a62a9c4beba724a4c72da0ad96 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Vol 13, Iss 14, Pp 7075-7095 (2013) Physics QC1-999 Chemistry QD1-999 article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-7075-2013 2022-12-31T13:24:52Z We use retrievals of aerosol extinction from the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) onboard the CALIPSO satellite to examine the vertical, horizontal and temporal variability of tropospheric Arctic aerosols during the period 2006–2012. We develop an empirical method that takes into account the difference in sensitivity between daytime and nighttime retrievals over the Arctic. Comparisons of the retrieved aerosol extinction to in situ measurements at Barrow (Alaska) and Alert (Canada) show that CALIOP reproduces the observed seasonal cycle and magnitude of surface aerosols to within 25 %. In the free troposphere, we find that daytime CALIOP retrievals will only detect the strongest aerosol haze events, as demonstrated by a comparison to aircraft measurements obtained during NASA's ARCTAS mission during April 2008. This leads to a systematic underestimate of the column aerosol optical depth by a factor of 2–10. However, when the CALIOP sensitivity threshold is applied to aircraft observations, we find that CALIOP reproduces in situ observations to within 20% and captures the vertical profile of extinction over the Alaskan Arctic. Comparisons with the ground-based high spectral resolution lidar (HSRL) at Eureka, Canada, show that CALIOP and HSRL capture the evolution of the aerosol backscatter vertical distribution from winter to spring, but a quantitative comparison is inconclusive as the retrieved HSRL backscatter appears to overestimate in situ observations by a factor of 2 at all altitudes. In the High Arctic (>70° N) near the surface (<2 km), CALIOP aerosol extinctions reach a maximum in December–March (10–20 Mm −1 ), followed by a sharp decline and a minimum in May–September (1–4 Mm −1 ), thus providing the first pan-Arctic view of Arctic haze seasonality. The European and Asian Arctic sectors display the highest wintertime extinctions, while the Atlantic sector is the cleanest. Over the Low Arctic (60–70° N) near the surface, CALIOP extinctions reach a maximum over land in summer ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Barrow Alaska Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Canada Eureka ENVELOPE(-85.940,-85.940,79.990,79.990) Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 13 14 7075 7095 |
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We use retrievals of aerosol extinction from the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) onboard the CALIPSO satellite to examine the vertical, horizontal and temporal variability of tropospheric Arctic aerosols during the period 2006–2012. We develop an empirical method that takes into account the difference in sensitivity between daytime and nighttime retrievals over the Arctic. Comparisons of the retrieved aerosol extinction to in situ measurements at Barrow (Alaska) and Alert (Canada) show that CALIOP reproduces the observed seasonal cycle and magnitude of surface aerosols to within 25 %. In the free troposphere, we find that daytime CALIOP retrievals will only detect the strongest aerosol haze events, as demonstrated by a comparison to aircraft measurements obtained during NASA's ARCTAS mission during April 2008. This leads to a systematic underestimate of the column aerosol optical depth by a factor of 2–10. However, when the CALIOP sensitivity threshold is applied to aircraft observations, we find that CALIOP reproduces in situ observations to within 20% and captures the vertical profile of extinction over the Alaskan Arctic. Comparisons with the ground-based high spectral resolution lidar (HSRL) at Eureka, Canada, show that CALIOP and HSRL capture the evolution of the aerosol backscatter vertical distribution from winter to spring, but a quantitative comparison is inconclusive as the retrieved HSRL backscatter appears to overestimate in situ observations by a factor of 2 at all altitudes. In the High Arctic (>70° N) near the surface (<2 km), CALIOP aerosol extinctions reach a maximum in December–March (10–20 Mm −1 ), followed by a sharp decline and a minimum in May–September (1–4 Mm −1 ), thus providing the first pan-Arctic view of Arctic haze seasonality. The European and Asian Arctic sectors display the highest wintertime extinctions, while the Atlantic sector is the cleanest. Over the Low Arctic (60–70° N) near the surface, CALIOP extinctions reach a maximum over land in summer ... |
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Spatial and seasonal distribution of Arctic aerosols observed by the CALIOP satellite instrument (2006–2012) |
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Spatial and seasonal distribution of Arctic aerosols observed by the CALIOP satellite instrument (2006–2012) |
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Spatial and seasonal distribution of Arctic aerosols observed by the CALIOP satellite instrument (2006–2012) |
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Spatial and seasonal distribution of Arctic aerosols observed by the CALIOP satellite instrument (2006–2012) |
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Spatial and seasonal distribution of Arctic aerosols observed by the CALIOP satellite instrument (2006–2012) |
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