Aerosol Optical Characteristics Retrieved from CIMEL Sun Photometer Measurements (AERONET) near St. Petersburg

Autor: Alexander Smirnov, A. V. Poberovsky, Ilya Slutsker, K. A. Volkova, Brent N. Holben, D. V. Ionov, Yu. M. Timofeev
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics. 31:635-641
ISSN: 2070-0393
1024-8560
DOI: 10.1134/s1024856018060180
Popis: The measurements with a CIMEL CE 318 sun photometer near St. Petersburg within the AERONET international monitoring network are analyzed. Typical regional aerosol optical parameters (aerosol optical depth, Angstrom exponent, and single scattering albedo) and their variations are determined. Certain regularities in variations in the aerosol parameters over the northwest region of the Russian Federation are revealed. The study is supplemented by the joint analysis of data from the nearby AERONET observation sites in Finland and Estonia, satellite measurements, and MERRA reanalysis data.
Databáze: OpenAIRE