Aerosol optical properties over the midcontinental United States
- Hughes-STX Corp., Lanham, MD (United States)
- NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD (United States)
- Univ. of Ilorin (Nigeria)
This work is part of the First International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) Field Experiment (FIFE), an international land-surface-atmosphere experiment aimed at improving the way climate models represent energy, water, heat, and carbon exchanges, and improving the utilization of satellite based remote sensing to monitor such parameters. Here the authors report on measurements of aerosol optical depth over the FIFE site, making use of a calibrated Sun photometer. Aerosols are relevant for the impact they have on remotely sensed measurements of radiation effects on the earth. They also play a major role in cloud formation, and can impact the atmospheric concentration of minor species gases. Here the authors look at the meteorological effects on aerosols in the troposphere. Wavelength dependence gives information on the size distributions within the aerosols. During 1987 they observe mixing of gulf air with continental air over the site. They report on correlation with surface values of pressure, temperature, specific, and relative humidity.
- OSTI ID:
- 6287433
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Geophysical Research; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Geophysical Research; (United States) Vol. 97:D17; ISSN JGREA2; ISSN 0148-0227
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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