Characterization of Stratospheric Smoke Particles over the Antarctica by Remote Sensing Instruments

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Ramiro González, Carlos Toledano, Roberto Román, David Mateos, Eija Asmi, Edith Rodríguez, Ian C. Lau, Jonathan Ferrara, Raúl D’Elia, Juan Carlos Antuña-Sánchez, Victoria E. Cachorro, Abel Calle, Ángel M. de Frutos
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Antarctica; aerosol; optical properties; biomass burning; Australian fires; smoke ageing; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Pacific; Marambio; Aerosol Robotic Network; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12223769

Australian smoke from the extraordinary biomass burning in December 2019 was observed over Marambio, Antarctica from the 7th to the 10th January, 2020. The smoke plume was transported thousands of kilometers over the Pacific Ocean, and reached the Antarctic Peninsula at a hight of 13 km, as determin...