Articles | Volume 12, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-4091-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-4091-2019
Research article
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26 Jul 2019
Research article |  | 26 Jul 2019

Investigations into the development of a satellite-based aerosol climate data record using ATSR-2, AATSR and AVHRR data over north-eastern China from 1987 to 2012

Yahui Che, Jie Guang, Gerrit de Leeuw, Yong Xue, Ling Sun, and Huizheng Che

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (21 Jun 2019) by Thomas Eck
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Short summary
The use of AOD data retrieved from ATSR-2, AATSR and AVHRR to produce a very long time series is investigated. The study is made over a small area in northern China with a large variation of AOD values. Sun photometer data from AERONET and CARSNET and radiance-derived AOD are used as reference. The results show that all data sets compare well. However, AVHRR underestimates high AOD (mainly occurring in summer) but performs better than (A)ATSR in winter.