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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-3673-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-3673-2019
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Research article
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08 Jul 2019
Research article |
| 08 Jul 2019
| 08 Jul 2019
The Mineral Aerosol Profiling from Infrared Radiances (MAPIR) algorithm: version 4.1 description and evaluation
Sieglinde Callewaert
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Avenue Circulaire 3, 1180 Brussels, Belgium
Sophie Vandenbussche
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Avenue Circulaire 3, 1180 Brussels, Belgium
Nicolas Kumps
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Avenue Circulaire 3, 1180 Brussels, Belgium
Arve Kylling
Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), P. O. Box 100, 2027 Kjeller, Norway
Xiaoxia Shang
Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), P.O. Box 1627, 70211, Kuopio, Finland
Mika Komppula
Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), P.O. Box 1627, 70211, Kuopio, Finland
Philippe Goloub
Laboratoire d’Optique Amosphérique (LOA), Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
Martine De Mazière
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Avenue Circulaire 3, 1180 Brussels, Belgium
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Short summary
This article presents the updated MAPIR algorithm, which uses infrared satellite data to obtain the global 3-D distribution of mineral aerosols. A description of the method together with its technical improvements is given. Additionally, a 10-year data set was generated and used to evaluate this new algorithm against AERONET, CALIOP, CATS and two ground-based lidar stations. We have shown that the new MAPIR algorithm provides reliable aerosol optical depth and dust layer mean altitude profiles.
This article presents the updated MAPIR algorithm, which uses infrared satellite data to obtain...
