Articles | Volume 16, issue 16
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-3835-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-3835-2023
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22 Aug 2023
Research article |  | 22 Aug 2023

Global 3-D distribution of aerosol composition by synergistic use of CALIOP and MODIS observations

Rei Kudo, Akiko Higurashi, Eiji Oikawa, Masahiro Fujikawa, Hiroshi Ishimoto, and Tomoaki Nishizawa

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A synergistic retrieval method of aerosol components (water-soluble, light-absorbing, dust, and sea salt particles) from CALIOP and MODIS observations was developed. The total global 3-D distributions and those for each component showed good consistency with the CALIOP and MODIS official products and previous studies. The shortwave direct radiative effects of each component at the top and bottom of the atmosphere and for the heating rate were also consistent with previous studies.
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