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: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018
• Subjects: aerosol; merged product; Advanced Himawari Imager; Himawari 8; Munk; Aerosol Robotic Network
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10050699

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...