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Research article
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21 Aug 2017
Research article |
| 21 Aug 2017
Assessment of nocturnal aerosol optical depth from lunar photometry at the Izaña high mountain observatory
África Barreto
Cimel Electronique, Paris, France
Grupo de Óptica Atmosférica, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Izaña Atmospheric Research Center, State Meteorological Agency of Spain (AEMET), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Roberto Román
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research, IISTA–CEAMA, University of Granada, Junta de Andalucía, Granada, Spain
Izaña Atmospheric Research Center, State Meteorological Agency of Spain (AEMET), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Alberto J. Berjón
Grupo de Óptica Atmosférica, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
A. Fernando Almansa
Cimel Electronique, Paris, France
Grupo de Óptica Atmosférica, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Izaña Atmospheric Research Center, State Meteorological Agency of Spain (AEMET), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Carlos Toledano
Grupo de Óptica Atmosférica, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Ramiro González
Grupo de Óptica Atmosférica, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Yballa Hernández
Izaña Atmospheric Research Center, State Meteorological Agency of Spain (AEMET), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Luc Blarel
Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique (LOA), Université de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
Philippe Goloub
Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique (LOA), Université de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
Carmen Guirado
Grupo de Óptica Atmosférica, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Izaña Atmospheric Research Center, State Meteorological Agency of Spain (AEMET), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Margarita Yela
Instrumentation and Atmospheric Research Department, National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA), Madrid, Spain
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Short summary
This work involves a first analysis of the systematic errors observed in the AOD retrieved at nighttime using the Sun–sky–lunar CE318-T photometer. In this respect, this paper is a first attempt to correct the AOD uncertainties that currently affect the lunar photometry by means of an empirical regression model. We have detected and corrected an important bias correlated to the Moon's phase and zenith angles, especially at longer wavelength channels.
This work involves a first analysis of the systematic errors observed in the AOD retrieved at...
