AEROSOL over CLOUD - IUP

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Retrieved parameters:
Refractive index (réel): 1.53-1.55
Non-spherical fraction: 97%
Aerosol layer altitude (width 1.5 km): 0.4 km (Jan 1); 0.5 km (Jan 3)
0.7 km (Jan 5); 1.2km (Jan 6)
Aerosol Optical Thickness
Preliminary results from PARASOL over a bright surface ( Banizoumbou, Niger)
PARASOL: 4 PIXELS
North 13 0 30 ’’, East 2 0 36 ’’; North 13 0 30 ’’, East 2 0 43 ’’
North 13 0 36 ’’, East 2 0 36 ’’. North 13 0 36 ’’, East 2 0 43 ’’
5
4
3
2
1
Aerosol Optical Thickness over BANIZOUMBOU
(January 1-6, 2007)
0.44 AERONET
0.67 AERONET
0.87 AERONET
1.02 AERONET
0.44 PARASOL
0.67 PARASOL
0.87 PARASOL
1.02 PARASOL
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Days: 1- 6 of January, 2007
Single Scattering Albedo
1
0.95
0.9
0.85
Absorption of Aerosol over BANIZOUMBU
(January 1-6, 2007)
0.8
Jan 1, AERONET
Jan 3, AERONET
Jan 5, AERONET
Jan 6, AERONET
0.75
Jan 1, PARASOL
Jan 3, PARASOL
Jan 5, PARASOL
0.7
Jan 6, PARASOL
0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 1.1
Wavelengths, μm
Surface Albedo
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
January 3, 2007
January 6, 2007
Surface albedo over BANIZOUMBU
(January 1-6, 2007)
MODIS
PARASOL
0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
Wavelengths, μm