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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2279-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2279-2018
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20 Apr 2018
Research article |  | 20 Apr 2018

Comparison of aerosol optical depth from satellite (MODIS), sun photometer and broadband pyrheliometer ground-based observations in Cuba

Juan Carlos Antuña-Marrero, Victoria Cachorro Revilla, Frank García Parrado, Ángel de Frutos Baraja, Albeth Rodríguez Vega, David Mateos, René Estevan Arredondo, and Carlos Toledano

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Antuña, J. C., Fonte, A., Estevan, R., Barja, B., Acea, R., and Antuña Jr., J. C.: Solar radiation data rescue at Camagüey, Cuba, B. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 89, 1507–1511, https://doi.org/10.1175/2008BAMS2368.1, 2008. 
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Barja, B., Rosas, J., and Estevan, R.: Caracterización del contenido integral del vapor de agua atmosférico sobre Cuba obtenido mediante mediciones y modelación, Scientific Report, Grant 200.04070, 77 pp., unpublished, 2015 (in Spanish). 
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Comparing AOD measurements from MODIS (Terra and Aqua), sun photometer and pyrheliometers broadband instruments in Cuba.
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