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Towards improved retrieval of aerosol properties from the geostationary orbit with the new Meteosat Third Generation-Imager satellite
Adèle Georgeot
Météo-France, CNRS, Univ. Toulouse, CNRM, Toulouse, France
Météo-France, CNRS, Univ. Toulouse, CNRM, Toulouse, France
Jean-Luc Attié
LAERO, OMP/Université de Toulouse/CNRS, Toulouse, France
Daniel Juncu
Météo-France, CNRS, Univ. Toulouse, CNRM, Toulouse, France
Josef Gasteiger
Hamtec Consulting GmbH at EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany
Mathieu Compiègne
Hygeos, Lille, France
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Short summary
This work investigates the aerosol remote sensing capabilities offered by the new Meteosat Third Generation-Imager geostationary satellite. First, aerosol load retrieval performance is demonstrated based on realistic synthetic data. Second, the potential for aerosol type characterization is proven, with the estimation of fine mode fraction. This work opens pathways for the future study of diurnal aerosol variations from space thanks to the high temporal resolution of geostationary satellites.
This work investigates the aerosol remote sensing capabilities offered by the new Meteosat Third...
