Spatial distribution analysis of the OMI aerosol layer height: a pixel-by-pixel comparison to CALIOP observations

Chimot, Julien; Veefkind, J. Pepijn; Vlemmix, Tim; Levelt, Pieternel F.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2257-2018

Articles | Volume 11, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2257-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2257-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 4

Research article

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19 Apr 2018

Research article |

| 19 Apr 2018

Spatial distribution analysis of the OMI aerosol layer height: a pixel-by-pixel comparison to CALIOP observations

Julien Chimot, J. Pepijn Veefkind, Tim Vlemmix, and Pieternel F. Levelt

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RC1: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #1, 21 Dec 2017
- AC1: 'Interactive discussion on AMTD-2017-286 “Spatial distribution analysis of the OMI aerosol layer height: a pixel-by-pixel comparison to CALIOP observations” - Reply to Referee 1', Julien Chimot, 17 Mar 2018
RC2: 'Review of amt-2017-386', Anonymous Referee #2, 01 Feb 2018
- AC2: 'Interactive discussion on AMTD-2017-286 “Spatial distribution analysis of the OMI aerosol layer height: a pixel-by-pixel comparison to CALIOP observations” - Reply to Referee 2', Julien Chimot, 17 Mar 2018

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AR by Julien Chimot on behalf of the Authors (17 Mar 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (22 Mar 2018) by Omar Torres

AR by Julien Chimot on behalf of the Authors (22 Mar 2018)

Short summary

Aerosol layer height (ALH) was retrieved from the OMI 477 nm O₂–O₂ band and its spatial pattern evaluated over selected cloud-free scenes. We used a neural network approach previously trained and developed. Comparison with CALIOP aerosol level 2 products over urban and industrial pollution in east China shows consistent spatial patterns. In addition, we show the possibility to determine the height of thick aerosol layers released by intensive biomass burning events in South America and Russia.