Comparative analysis of aerosol observations by sunphotometer (AERONET) and satellite (MODIS): A case study over north-central and southwestern Spain

  1. Bennouna, Y.S.
  2. Cachorro, V.E.
  3. Toledano, C.
  4. Berjón, A.
  5. Fuertes, D.
  6. Gonzalez, R.
  7. Torres, B.
  8. Martín, L.
  9. Frutos, A.M. De
Journal:
Óptica pura y aplicada

ISSN: 2171-8814

Year of publication: 2011

Issue Title: 37th Amasom I

Volume: 44

Issue: 4

Pages: 657-660

Type: Article

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Abstract

The following study is in the logical continuation of recent and ongoing works carried out at GOAUVA which endeavor to compare and evaluate satellite MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Radiometer)-derived aerosol climatologies against those measured by sun photometers of the AERONET-RIMA network, at El Arenosillo (37.1N, 6.7W, Huelva) and Palencia (42.0N, 4.5W), representative of the southwestern and north-central Spanish areas respectively. The following study proposes a detailed analysis of a dust intrusion which was observed over the two regions aforementioned, in March 2004. The analysis is based on the time series of several parameters: the Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), the Ångström exponent (Alpha), and the fine-mode AOD fraction (FF).

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