Aerosol Best Estimate (AEROSOLBE) Value-Added Product

Technical Report · Thu Jul 19 00:00:00 EDT 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1046477· OSTI ID:1046477

Flynn, C. ^[1]; Turner, D. ^[1]; Koontz, A. ^[1]; Chand, D. ^[1]; Sivaraman, C. ^[1]

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1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Archive

The objective of the Aerosol Best Estimate (AEROSOLBE) value-added product (VAP) is to provide vertical profiles of aerosol extinction, single scatter albedo, asymmetry parameter, and Angstroem exponents for the atmospheric column above the Central Facility at the ARM Southern Great Plains (SGP) site. We expect that AEROSOLBE will provide nearly continuous estimates of aerosol optical properties under a range of conditions (clear, broken clouds, overcast clouds, etc.). The primary requirement of this VAP was to provide an aerosol data set as continuous as possible in both time and height for the Broadband Heating Rate Profile (BBHRP) VAP in order to provide a structure for the comprehensive assessment of our ability to model atmospheric radiative transfer for all conditions. Even though BBHRP has been completed, AEROSOLBE results are very valuable for environmental, atmospheric, and climate research.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Archive
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC)
• OSTI ID: 1046477
• Report Number(s): DOE-SC-ARM/TR--115
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AEROSOLS
ALBEDO
ASYMMETRY
CLIMATES
CLOUDS
HEATING RATE
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
RADIANT HEAT TRANSFER