P. Goloub et al., Validation of the first algorithm applied for deriving the aerosol properties over the ocean using the POLDER ADEOS measurements, IEEE GEOSCI, 37(3), 1999, pp. 1586-1596
Citations number
50
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING
Global map of aerosol parameters (optical thickness, Angstrom exponent, and
refractive index) are derived from the POLDER instrument on board the ADEO
S-1 platform. This paper focuses on aerosol optical thickness and Angstrom
exponent retrievals that are based on visible and near infrared back scatte
ring measurements. Assessment of the retrieval quality is achieved by means
of comparison with AERONET sunphotometer data, The results show that the P
OLDER measurements can be used to distinguish several aerosol types from th
eir Angstrom coefficients, in addition to a precise estimate of the aerosol
optical thickness.