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Title: Improved Gridded Aerosol Data for India

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1260889· OSTI ID:1260889
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  1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Using point data from ground sites in and around India equipped with multiwavelength sunphotometers, as well as gridded data from space measurements or from existing aerosol climatologies, an improved gridded database providing the monthly aerosol optical depth at 550 nm (AOD550) and Angstrom exponent (AE) over India is produced. Data from 83 sunphotometer sites are used here as ground truth tocalibrate, optimally combine, and validate monthly gridded data during the period from 2000 to 2012.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1260889
Report Number(s):
NREL/SR-5600-58762
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English