Aerosol optical depth retrievals in central Amazonia from  a multi-filter rotating shadow-band radiometer  calibrated on-site

Rosário, Nilton E.; Sauini, Thamara; Pauliquevis, Theotonio; Barbosa, Henrique M. J.; Yamasoe, Marcia A.; Barja, Boris

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-921-2019

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11 Feb 2019

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| 11 Feb 2019

Aerosol optical depth retrievals in central Amazonia from a multi-filter rotating shadow-band radiometer calibrated on-site

Nilton E. Rosário, Thamara Sauini, Theotonio Pauliquevis, Henrique M. J. Barbosa, Marcia A. Yamasoe, and Boris Barja

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RC1: 'Review of "Aerosol optical depth retrievals in Central Amazonia from a Multi-Filter Rotating Shadow-band Radiometer on-site calibrated"', Joseph Michalsky, 11 Jun 2018
- AC1: 'Reply to Referee #1', Nilton Rosario, 14 Sep 2018
RC2: 'Anonymous referee comments on amt-2018-88 “Aerosol Optical Depth retrievals in Central Amazonia from a Multi-Filter Rotating Shadow-band Radiometer on-site calibrated”', Anonymous Referee #2, 05 Aug 2018
- AC2: 'Reply to Referee #2', Nilton Rosario, 14 Sep 2018

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

AR by Nilton Rosario on behalf of the Authors (10 Oct 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (22 Oct 2018) by Piet Stammes

AR by Nilton Rosario on behalf of the Authors (22 Nov 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (05 Dec 2018) by Piet Stammes

Short summary

Does pristine Amazonian forest atmosphere provide successful calibration of a Sun photometer based on the Langley plot method? This question emerged from the challenge of maintaining regular calibration of a Sun photometer dedicated to long-term monitoring of aerosol optical properties in Amazonia, far from clean mountaintops. Our results show that on-site calibrated Sun photometers, under pristine Amazonian conditions, are able to provide consistent retrieval of aerosol optical depth.