Validating MODIS above-cloud aerosol optical depth retrieved from “color ratio” algorithm using direct measurements made by NASA's airborne AATS and 4STAR sensors

We present the validation analysis of above-cloud aerosol optical depth (ACAOD) retrieved from the “color ratio” method applied to MODIS cloudy-sky reflectance measurements using the limited direct measurements made by NASA's airborne Ames Airborne Tracking Sunphotometer (AATS) and Spectrometer...

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Main Authors: H. Jethva, O. Torres, L. Remer, J. Redemann, J. Livingston, S. Dunagan, Y. Shinozuka, M. Kacenelenbogen, M. S. Rosenheimer, R. Spurr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-10-01
Series:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Online Access:http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/9/5053/2016/amt-9-5053-2016.pdf