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Accuracy assessment of MODIS land aerosol optical thickness algorithms using AERONET measurements over North America
Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR), Universities Space Research Association, 7178 Columbia Gateway Drive,
Columbia, MD 21046, USA
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Science Division, Code 614,
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
Omar Torres
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Science Division, Code 614,
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
Yasuko Yoshida
Science Systems and Applications, Inc., 10210 Greenbelt Rd, Lanham, MD
20706 USA
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Science Division, Code 614,
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
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Short summary
Accuracy assessment of the satellite-retrieved aerosol properties is an important exercise to validate and track the changes in the retrieval algorithm. Here, for the first time, three standard aerosol products derived from MODIS Aqua are compared against the ground-based AERONET dataset over the North American region. The present validation analysis provides guidance in the development of inversion schemes to derive aerosol properties from existing and future MODIS-like sensors.
Accuracy assessment of the satellite-retrieved aerosol properties is an important exercise to...