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Research article
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28 Apr 2016
Research article |
| 28 Apr 2016
Retrieval of aerosol optical depth in the visible range with a Brewer spectrophotometer in Athens
ARPA Valle d'Aosta, Saint-Christophe, Italy
Institute of Atmospheric Science and Climate, CNR, Rome, Italy
Kostas Eleftheratos
Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
Stelios Kazadzis
PMOD/WRC, Davos Dorf, Switzerland
Vassilis Amiridis
National Observatory of Athens, Athens, Greece
Christos S. Zerefos
Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
Navarino Environmental Observatory, Messinia,
Greece
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Short summary
A new algorithm allowed to retrieve aerosol optical depths from a Brewer spectrophotometer in Athens with excellent agreement with AERONET. The instrument radiometric stability and the performances of in situ Langley extrapolations as a way to track it are investigated. Potential sources of error and recommendations to operators are reported. MkIV Brewers represent a great source of information about aerosols in the past decades and a promising worldwide network for coordinated AOD measurements.
A new algorithm allowed to retrieve aerosol optical depths from a Brewer spectrophotometer in...
