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
Value-Added Products
- AEROSOLBE : Aerosol Best Estimate (Process)
- AEROSOLBE1TURN : Aerosol Best Estimate, from 1st Turner algorithm
- RIPBE : Radiatively Important Parameters Best Estimate (Process)
- RIPBE1MCFARLANE : Radiatively Important Parameters Best Estimate profiles derived with first McFarlane algorithm