EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2018)

Remote sensing of aerosols by synergy of caliop and modis

  • Kudo Rei,
  • Nishizawa Tomoaki,
  • Higurashi Akiko,
  • Oikawa Eiji

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817608012
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 176
p. 08012

Abstract

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For the monitoring of the global 3-D distribution of aerosol components, we developed the method to retrieve the vertical profiles of water-soluble, light absorbing carbonaceous, dust, and sea salt particles by the synergy of CALIOP and MODIS data. The aerosol product from the synergistic method is expected to be better than the individual products of CALIOP and MODIS. We applied the method to the biomass-burning event in Africa and the dust event in West Asia. The reasonable results were obtained; the much amount of the water-soluble and light absorbing carbonaceous particles were estimated in the biomass-burning event, and the dust particles were estimated in the dust event.