Angstrom coefficients calculated from aerosol optical depth data obtained over Sofia, Bulgaria

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作者
Evgenieva, Tsvetina T. [1 ]
Kolev, Nikolay I. [1 ,2 ]
Petkov, Doyno [3 ]
机构
[1] Bulgarian Acad Sci, Inst Elect, 72 Tsarigradsko Shosse Blvd, BU-1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
[2] Univ Min & Geol St Ivan Rilski, Dept Phys, Sofia 1700, Bulgaria
[3] Bulgarian Acad Sci, Space Res & Technol Inst, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
来源
18TH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ON QUANTUM ELECTRONICS: LASER PHYSICS AND APPLICATIONS | 2015年 / 9447卷
关键词
Angstrom exponent; Angstrom turbidity coefficient; aerosol optical depth; sun photometer; WAVELENGTH DEPENDENCE; EXPONENT; URBAN; AERONET;
D O I
10.1117/12.2175648
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
One year (October 2006 - October 2007) continuous measurements of the aerosol optical depth (AOD) during the development of planetary boundary layer (followed by lidar) were carried out by a sun photometer Microtops II over the city of Sofia, Bulgaria. In order to asses aerosols microphysical properties, the Angstrom alpha and beta are retrieved from the spectral AOD data using the Volz method. Daily behavior of AOD, Angstrom exponent alpha and turbidity parameter beta as well as their monthly mean variations are presented. Variations in the monthly mean AOD at lambda = 500 nm, alpha and beta (computed from the wavelength pair 500/1020 nm) had similar behavior. The mean values of the AOD, alpha and beta for the whole period (October 2006 - October 2007) are found to be 0.28 +/- 0.07, 1.21 +/- 0.17 and 0.11 +/- 0.03, respectively, as highest values of the AOD (0.42 +/- 0.21), alpha (1.62 +/- 0.53) and beta (0.17 +/- 0.10) were obtained in August 2007. The lowest monthly mean AOD, alpha and beta were 0.21 +/- 0.09 (in January and February 2007), 1.03 +/- 0.42 (in April 2007) and 0.09 +/- 0.04 (in January and October 2007), respectively. In addition, Angstrom coefficients alpha and beta are calculated from the wavelength pair 500/675 nm and comparison is done between the results obtained from the two wavelength pairs. The above mentioned values reveal low to moderate turbidity of the atmosphere and dominance of fine-mode aerosols over the city of Sofia associated with heavy vehicular traffic and local anthropogenic pollution sources.
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