Aerosol optical thickness

Sun photometer ( Cimel CE-318) measurements of the direct (collimated) solar radiation provide information to calculate the columnar aerosol optical depth (AOD). AOD can be used to compute columnar water vapor (Precipitable Water) and estimate the aerosol size using the Angstrom parameter relationship. Sunphotometer from March 2006 provides a characterization of aerosol optical and microphysical properties of the air column above the station. It is an automatic sun-tracking and sky radiometer for measuring the aerosol optical depth at 8 wavelengths between 340 and 1020 nm.
 
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(2011) . Aerosol optical thickness. https://geoportal.mountaingenius.org/geonetwork/srv/api/records/0e978533-38bb-4f44-a83f-b7f54907d613
 

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0e978533-38bb-4f44-a83f-b7f54907d613   XML
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WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
 

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  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
  • Environment
  • Geoscientific information
 

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  • SHARE , Network , Station , High Altitude
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  • AERONET , GAW , GAWSIS , WMO , CEOP
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  • air , pollution , ecosystems , climate , natural areas , landscape
 
 

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2011-04-01T19:01:00
 

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Aerosol optical depth (AOD) is not directly measurable, but rather must be retrieved from observations of atmospheric spectral transmission. The AERONET network [Holben et al., 1998, 2001]) is a major global network measuring AOD. It involves a consortium of partners operating up to 100 radiometers on a routine or campaign basis. A sun photometer from CIMEL is widely used in the AERONET network.
 

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Ev-K2-CNR
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evk2cnr@evk2cnr.org
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Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC) - CNR
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p.bonasoni@isac.cnr.it
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Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC) National Research Council
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g.gobbi@isac.cnr.it
 

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Ev-K2-CNR
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evk2cnr@evk2cnr.org
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Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC) - CNR
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p.bonasoni@isac.cnr.it
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Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC) National Research Council
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g.gobbi@isac.cnr.it
 

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ISAC
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g.gobbi@isac.cnr.it
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2011-09-26T10:56:13
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eng
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