Nocturnal aerosol optical depth measurements with modified sky radiometer POM-02 using the moon as a light source

Uchiyama, Akihiro; Shiobara, Masataka; Kobayashi, Hiroshi; Matsunaga, Tsuneo; Yamazaki, Akihiro; Inei, Kazunori; Kawai, Kazuhiro; Watanabe, Yoshiaki

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-6465-2019

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09 Dec 2019

Research article |

| 09 Dec 2019

Nocturnal aerosol optical depth measurements with modified sky radiometer POM-02 using the moon as a light source

Akihiro Uchiyama, Masataka Shiobara, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Tsuneo Matsunaga, Akihiro Yamazaki, Kazunori Inei, Kazuhiro Kawai, and Yoshiaki Watanabe

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RC1: 'Comments on "Nocturnal aerosol optical depth measurements with modified skyradiometer POM-02 using the moon as a light source"', Anonymous Referee #1, 11 Jul 2019
- AC1: 'Reply to comments Referee #1', Akihiro Uchiyama, 16 Oct 2019
- AC4: 'Reply to comments referee #1', Akihiro Uchiyama, 16 Oct 2019
RC2: 'Interactive comment on “Nocturnal aerosol optical depth measurements with modified sky-radiometer POM-02 using the moon as a light source”', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Jul 2019
- AC2: 'Reply to comments Referee #2', Akihiro Uchiyama, 16 Oct 2019
- AC5: 'Reply to comments referee #2', Akihiro Uchiyama, 16 Oct 2019
SC1: 'Usage of the ROLO lunar irradiance model for nighttime AOD retrievals', Thomas Stone, 24 Jul 2019
- AC3: 'Reply to comments Thomas Stone', Akihiro Uchiyama, 16 Oct 2019
- AC6: 'Reply to comments Thomas Stone', Akihiro Uchiyama, 16 Oct 2019

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Akihiro Uchiyama on behalf of the Authors (24 Oct 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (04 Nov 2019) by Monica Campanelli

AR by Akihiro Uchiyama on behalf of the Authors (05 Nov 2019)

Short summary

The majority of aerosol data are obtained from daytime measurements using the Sun as a light source, and there are few datasets available for studying nighttime aerosol characteristics. To estimate the aerosol optical depth (AOD) during the nighttime using the moon as a light source, a radiometer for the daytime was modified, and a new calibration method was developed. As a result, the estimations of the nighttime AOD were made with the same degree of precision and accuracy during the daytime.