Validation of the GRAPE single view aerosol retrieval for ATSR-2 and insights into the long term global AOD trend over the ocean

The Global Retrieval of ATSR Cloud Parameters and Evaluation (GRAPE) project has produced a global data-set of cloud and aerosol properties from the Along Track Scanning Radiometer-2 (ATSR-2) instrument, covering the time period 1995–2001. This paper presents the validation of aerosol optical depths...

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Main Authors: G. E. Thomas, C. A. Poulsen, R. Siddans, A. M. Sayer, E. Carboni, S. H. Marsh, S. M. Dean, R. G. Grainger, B. N. Lawrence
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-05-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/10/4849/2010/acp-10-4849-2010.pdf