Articles | Volume 13, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-6293-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-6293-2020
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24 Nov 2020
Research article |  | 24 Nov 2020

Correction of a lunar-irradiance model for aerosol optical depth retrieval and comparison with a star photometer

Roberto Román, Ramiro González, Carlos Toledano, África Barreto, Daniel Pérez-Ramírez, Jose A. Benavent-Oltra, Francisco J. Olmo, Victoria E. Cachorro, Lucas Alados-Arboledas, and Ángel M. de Frutos

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Atmospheric-aerosol and gaseous properties can be derived at night-time if the lunar irradiance at the ground is measured. To this end, the knowledge of lunar irradiance at the top of the atmosphere is necessary. This extraterrestrial lunar irradiance is usually calculated by models since it varies with several geometric factors mainly depending on time and location. This paper proposes a correction to the most used lunar-irradiance model to be applied for atmospheric-aerosol characterization.