Measurement : Aerosol optical depth

A measure of how much light aerosols prevent from passing through a column of atmosphere.

Categories
Aerosols

Instruments

The above measurement is considered scientifically relevant for the following instruments. Refer to the datastream (netcdf) file headers of each instrument for a list of all available measurements, including those recorded for diagnostic or quality assurance purposes.

  • Field Campaign Instruments
    • AOD : Aerosol Optical Depth, derived from MFRSR/NIMFR
    • MPL-AIR : Micropulse Lidar- Airborne
    • HSRL-AIR : NASA Airborne High Spectral Resolution Lidar

Value-Added Products

  • AEROSOLBE : Aerosol Best Estimate (Process)
  • RIPBE : Radiatively Important Parameters Best Estimate (Process)
    • RIPBE1MCFARLANE : Radiatively Important Parameters Best Estimate profiles derived with first McFarlane algorithm