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Research article
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16 Nov 2015
Research article |
| 16 Nov 2015
An improved method for retrieving nighttime aerosol optical thickness from the VIIRS Day/Night Band
T. M. McHardy
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA
J. S. Reid
Marine Meteorology Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CA, USA
S. D. Miller
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
E. J. Hyer
Marine Meteorology Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CA, USA
R. E. Kuehn
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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Short summary
Using Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Day/Night Band (DNB) data, a new method is developed for retrieving nighttime aerosol optical thickness values through the examination of the dispersion of radiance values above an artificial light source. Preliminary results suggest that artificial light sources can be used for estimating regional and global nighttime aerosol distributions in the future.
Using Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Day/Night Band (DNB) data, a new method...
