Multi-angular polarimetric remote sensing to pinpoint global aerosol absorption and direct radiative forcing

Affiliations

Cheng Chen: Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8518 - LOA - Laboratoire d’Optique Atmosphérique
Oleg Dubovik: Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8518 - LOA - Laboratoire d’Optique Atmosphérique
Gregory L. Schuster: NASA Langley Research Center
Mian Chin: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Daven K. Henze: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado
Tatyana Lapyonok: Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8518 - LOA - Laboratoire d’Optique Atmosphérique
Zhengqiang Li: Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yevgeny Derimian: Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8518 - LOA - Laboratoire d’Optique Atmosphérique
Ying Zhang: Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Abstract

Chen et al. demonstrate the use of multi-angular polarimetric remote sensing to pinpoint global aerosol absorption and direct radiative forcing.