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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-6789-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-6789-2020
Research article
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15 Dec 2020
Research article |  | 15 Dec 2020

TROPOMI aerosol products: evaluation and observations of synoptic-scale carbonaceous aerosol plumes during 2018–2020

Omar Torres, Hiren Jethva, Changwoo Ahn, Glen Jaross, and Diego G. Loyola

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TROPOMI measures the quantity of small suspended particles (aerosols). We describe initial results of aerosol measurements using a NASA algorithm that retrieves the UV aerosol index, aerosol optical depth, and single-scattering albedo. An evaluation of derived products using sun-photometer observations shows close agreement. We also use these results to discuss important biomass burning and wildfire events around the world that got the attention of scientists and news media alike.