A Dark Target research aerosol algorithm for MODIS observations over eastern China: increasing coverage while maintaining accuracy at high aerosol loading

<p>Satellite aerosol products such as the Dark Target (DT) produced from the MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) are useful for monitoring the progress of air pollution. Unfortunately, the DT often fails to retrieve during the heaviest aerosol events as well as the more moder...

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Main Authors: Y. R. Shi, R. C. Levy, L. Yang, L. A. Remer, S. Mattoo, O. Dubovik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2021-05-01
Series:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Online Access:https://amt.copernicus.org/articles/14/3449/2021/amt-14-3449-2021.pdf