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Research article
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29 Apr 2016
Research article |
| 29 Apr 2016
A sensitivity study on the retrieval of aerosol vertical profiles using the oxygen A-band
Santo Fedele Colosimo
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Vijay Natraj
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA
Stanley P. Sander
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA
Jochen Stutz
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Short summary
Vertical aerosol extinction profile retrievals based on space-borne oxygen A-band observations benefit from high spectral resolution measurements. Radiative transfer calculations show that under most atmospheric conditions the information content of the retrievals increases with spectral resolution, despite a decreasing signal-to-noise ratio. The retrieval of lower tropospheric aerosol extinction over high albedo surfaces and of lofted biomass burning plumes becomes thus possible.
Vertical aerosol extinction profile retrievals based on space-borne oxygen A-band observations...
