Articles | Volume 15, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-845-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-845-2022
Research article
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18 Feb 2022
Research article |  | 18 Feb 2022

Retrieval of UV–visible aerosol absorption using AERONET and OMI–MODIS synergy: spatial and temporal variability across major aerosol environments

Vinay Kayetha, Omar Torres, and Hiren Jethva

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Existing measurements of spectral aerosol absorption are limited, particularly in the UV region. We use the synergy of satellite and ground measurements to derive spectral single scattering albedo of aerosols from the UV–visible spectrum. The resulting spectral SSAs are used to investigate seasonality in absorption for carbonaceous, dust, and urban aerosols. Regional aerosol absorption models that could be used to make reliable assumptions in satellite remote sensing of aerosols are derived.
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