Global two-channel AVHRR aerosol climatology: effects of stratospheric aerosols and preliminary comparisons with MODIS and MISR retrievals

被引:25
作者
Geogdzhayev, IV
Mishchenko, MI
Liu, L
Remer, L
机构
[1] NASA, Goddard Inst Space Studies, New York, NY 10025 USA
[2] Columbia Univ, Dept Appl Phys & Appl Math, New York, NY 10025 USA
[3] Columbia Univ, Dept Earth & Environm Sci, New York, NY 10025 USA
[4] NASA, Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA
基金
美国国家航空航天局;
关键词
atmospheric aerosols; optical thickness; remote sensing;
D O I
10.1016/j.jqsrt.2004.03.024
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We present an update on the status of the global climatology of the aerosol column optical thickness and Angstrom exponent derived from channel-1 and -2 radiances of the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) in the framework of the Global Aerosol Climatology Project (GACP). The latest version of the climatology covers the period from July 1983 to September 2001 and is based on an adjusted value of the diffuse component of the ocean reflectance as derived from extensive comparisons with ship sun-photometer data. We use the updated GACP climatology and Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE) data to analyze how stratospheric aerosols from major volcanic eruptions can affect the GACP aerosol product. One possible retrieval strategy based on the AVHRR channel-1 and -2 data alone is to infer both the stratospheric and the tropospheric aerosol optical thickness while assuming fixed microphysical models for both aerosol components. The second approach is to use the SAGE stratospheric aerosol data in order to constrain the AVHRR retrieval algorithm. We demonstrate that the second approach yields a consistent long-term record of the tropospheric aerosol optical thickness and Angstrom exponent. Preliminary comparisons of the GACP aerosol product with MODerate resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) and Multiangle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer aerosol retrievals show reasonable agreement, the GACP C Global monthly optical thickness being lower than the MODIS one by approximately 0.03. Larger differences are observed on a regional scale. Comparisons of the GACP and MODIS Angstrom exponent records are less conclusive and require further analysis. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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