Articles | Volume 12, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-6557-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-6557-2019
Research article
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11 Dec 2019
Research article |  | 11 Dec 2019

Applying the Dark Target aerosol algorithm with Advanced Himawari Imager observations during the KORUS-AQ field campaign

Pawan Gupta, Robert C. Levy, Shana Mattoo, Lorraine A. Remer, Robert E. Holz, and Andrew K. Heidinger

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (16 Oct 2019) by Marloes Penning de Vries
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ED: Publish as is (31 Oct 2019) by Marloes Penning de Vries
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Short summary
Aerosol optical depth (AOD) from a geostationary satellite has been retrieved, and validated and diurnal cycles of aerosols are discussed over the eastern hemisphere and a 2-month period of May–June 2016. The new AOD product matches well with AERONET as well as with the standard MODIS product. Future work to make this algorithm operational will need to re-examine masking including snow masks, re-evaluate assumed aerosol models for geosynchronous geometry and address the surface characterization.