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DOI | 10.5194/acp-18-2511-2018 |
XBAER-derived aerosol optical thickness from OLCI/Sentinel-3 observation | |
Mei, Linlu; Rozanov, Vladimir; Vountas, Marco; Burrows, John P.; Richter, Andreas | |
2018-02-20 | |
发表期刊 | ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
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ISSN | 1680-7316 |
EISSN | 1680-7324 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 18期号:4页码:2511-2523 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Germany |
英文摘要 | A cloud identification algorithm used for cloud masking, which is based on the spatial variability of reflectances at the top of the atmosphere in visible wavelengths, has been developed for the retrieval of aerosol properties by MODIS. It is shown that the spatial pattern of cloud reflectance, as observed from space, is very different from that of aerosols. Clouds show a high spatial variability in the scale of a hundred metres to a few kilometres, whereas aerosols in general are homogeneous. The concept of spatial variability of reflectances at the top of the atmosphere is mainly applicable over the ocean, where the surface background is sufficiently homogeneous for the separation between aerosols and clouds. Aerosol retrievals require a sufficiently accurate cloud identification to be able to mask these ground scenes. However, a conservative mask will exclude strong aerosol episodes and a less conservative mask could introduce cloud contamination that biases the retrieved aerosol optical properties (e.g. aerosol optical depth and effective radii). A detailed study on the effect of cloud contamination on aerosol retrievals has been performed and parameters are established determining the threshold value for the MODIS aerosol cloud mask (3 x 3-STD) over the ocean. The 3 x 3-STD algorithm discussed in this paper is the operational cloud mask used for MODIS aerosol retrievals over the ocean. A prolonged pollution haze event occurred in the northeast part of China during the period 16-21 December 2016. To assess the impact of such events, the amounts and distribution of aerosol particles, formed in such events, need to be quantified. The newly launched Ocean Land Colour Instrument (OLCI) onboard Sentinel-3 is the successor of the MEdium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS). It provides measurements of the radiance and reflectance at the top of the atmosphere, which can be used to retrieve the aerosol optical thickness (AOT) from synoptic to global scales. In this study, the recently developed AOT retrieval algorithm eXtensible Bremen AErosol Retrieval (XBAER) has been applied to data from the OLCI instrument for the first time to illustrate the feasibility of applying XBAER to the data from this new instrument. The first global retrieval results show similar patterns of aerosol optical thickness, AOT, to those from MODIS and MISR aerosol products. The AOT retrieved from OLCI is validated by comparison with AERONET observations and a correlation coefficient of 0.819 and bias (root mean square) of 0.115 is obtained. The haze episode is well captured by the OLCI-derived AOT product. XBAER is shown to retrieve AOT well from the observations of MERIS and OLCI. |
领域 | 地球科学 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000425601500002 |
WOS关键词 | RETRIEVAL ; LAND ; HAZE ; REFLECTANCE ; EMISSIONS ; POLLUTION ; PRODUCTS ; AERONET ; TRENDS |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/30362 |
专题 | 地球科学 |
作者单位 | Univ Bremen, Inst Environm Phys, Bremen, Germany |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Mei, Linlu,Rozanov, Vladimir,Vountas, Marco,et al. XBAER-derived aerosol optical thickness from OLCI/Sentinel-3 observation[J]. ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS,2018,18(4):2511-2523. |
APA | Mei, Linlu,Rozanov, Vladimir,Vountas, Marco,Burrows, John P.,&Richter, Andreas.(2018).XBAER-derived aerosol optical thickness from OLCI/Sentinel-3 observation.ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS,18(4),2511-2523. |
MLA | Mei, Linlu,et al."XBAER-derived aerosol optical thickness from OLCI/Sentinel-3 observation".ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 18.4(2018):2511-2523. |
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