Investigation of aerosols in South Africa: Comparison of measurements and modeling
| Autor: | Detlev Sprung, Faith J. February, Peter Grossmann, Thomas Kociok, Karin Stein, A.M.J. van Eijk |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Aerosols
Comparison of models Scale (ratio) Numerical models Satellite products Aerosol concentration Experimental data Orography Situ instrumentation Adaptive systems Measurement site AERONET Regional distribution Satellite data Climatology Environmental science Satellite Comparison of measurements Light propagation LOTOS-EUROS |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Effects on Light Propagation and Adaptive Systems 2018, 12 September 2018 through 13 September 2018, Gladysz, S.Stein, K.U., Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering, 10787 |
| Popis: | The numerical LOTOS-EUROS model that provides information on the regional distribution of aerosols was implemented for a new domain, Southern Africa. The first set-up for the study areas is discussed and a comparison of model products to experimental data is presented. The model compares favorably to MODIS satellite products on a regional scale. Comparisons with in-situ instrumentation at specific locations reveal that the model generally capture temporal trends, but underestimates the absolute AOD-values. In the more pronounced case, this is attributed to the complex local orography of the measurement site that cannot be captured by the model. © 2018 SPIE. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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