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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-7851-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-7851-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Aeolus L2A aerosol optical properties product: standard correct algorithm and Mie correct algorithm
CNRM, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, Toulouse, France
Dimitri Trapon
CNRM, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, Toulouse, France
Adrien Lacour
CNRM, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, Toulouse, France
Alain Dabas
CNRM, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, Toulouse, France
Frithjof Ehlers
ESA/ESTEC, Keplerlaan, Noordwijk, the Netherlands
Dorit Huber
DoRIT, Munich, Germany
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Short summary
This paper presents the main algorithms of the Aeolus Level 2 aerosol optical properties product. The processing chain was developed under contract with ESA.
We show that the ALADIN instrument, although primarily designed to retrieve atmospheric winds, is also able to provide valuable information about aerosol and cloud optical properties. The algorithms are detailed, and validation on simulated and real examples is shown.
This paper presents the main algorithms of the Aeolus Level 2 aerosol optical properties...