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Aerosol single-scattering albedo over the global oceans: Comparing PARASOL retrievals with AERONET, OMI, and AeroCom models estimates

Journal Article · · Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JD023501· OSTI ID:1229959
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  1. SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Utrecht Netherlands
  2. Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Catonsville Maryland USA
  3. Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila Italy; CETEMPS, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila Italy
  4. Center for International Climate and Environmental Research - Oslo, Oslo Norway
  5. KNMI Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt Netherlands
  6. Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Oslo Norway
  7. Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka Japan
  8. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington USA; Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg Germany
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The aerosol Single Scattering Albedo (SSA) over the global oceans is evaluated based on polarimetric measurements by the PARASOL satellite. The retrieved values for SSA and Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) agree well with the ground-based measurements of the AErosol RObotic NETwork (AERONET). The global coverage provided by the PARASOL observations represents a unique opportunity to evaluate SSA and AOD simulated by atmospheric transport model runs, as performed in the AeroCom framework. The SSA estimate provided by the AeroCom models is generally higher than the SSA retrieved from both PARASOL and AERONET. On the other hand, the mean simulated AOD is about right or slightly underestimated compared with observations. An overestimate of the SSA by the models would suggest that these simulate an overly strong aerosol radiative cooling at top-of-atmosphere (TOA) and underestimate it at surface. This implies that aerosols have a potential stronger impact within the atmosphere than currently simulated.
Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1229959
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA--107007; KP1703020
Journal Information:
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Journal Name: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 120; ISSN 2169-897X
Publisher:
American Geophysical UnionCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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