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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-7851-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-7851-2021
Research article
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16 Dec 2021
Research article |  | 16 Dec 2021

Aeolus L2A aerosol optical properties product: standard correct algorithm and Mie correct algorithm

Thomas Flament, Dimitri Trapon, Adrien Lacour, Alain Dabas, Frithjof Ehlers, and Dorit Huber

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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.
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