Extending 'Deep Blue' aerosol retrieval coverage to cases of absorbing aerosols above clouds: sensitivity analysis and first case studies

May 7, 2016

Journal Article

Extending 'Deep Blue' aerosol retrieval coverage to cases of absorbing aerosols above clouds: sensitivity analysis and first case studies

Abstract

Cases of absorbing aerosols above clouds (AAC), such as smoke or mineral dust, are omitted from most routinely-processed space-based aerosol optical depth (AOD) data products, including those from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). This study presents a sensitivity analysis and preliminary algorithm to retrieve above-cloud AOD and liquid cloud optical depth (COD) for AAC cases from MODIS or similar

Revised: September 27, 2016 | Published: May 7, 2016

Citation

Sayer A.M., C. Hsu, C. Bettenhausen, J.N. Lee, J. Redemann, B. Schmid, and Y. Shinozuka. 2016. Extending 'Deep Blue' aerosol retrieval coverage to cases of absorbing aerosols above clouds: sensitivity analysis and first case studies. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 121, no. 9:4930-4854. PNNL-SA-117437. doi:10.1002/2015JD024729