Multi-year satellite and surface observations of AOD in support of two-column aerosol project (TCAP) field campaign

Evgueni Kassianov; Duli Chand; Larry Berg; Jerome Fast; Jason Tomlinson; Richard Ferrare; Chris Hostetler; John Hair

doi:10.1117/12.977862

1 November 2012 Multi-year satellite and surface observations of AOD in support of two-column aerosol project (TCAP) field campaign

Evgueni Kassianov, Duli Chand, Larry Berg, Jerome Fast, Jason Tomlinson, Richard Ferrare, Chris Hostetler, John Hair

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Proceedings Volume 8534, Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere XVII; and Lidar Technologies, Techniques, and Measurements for Atmospheric Remote Sensing VIII; 853407 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.977862
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2012, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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We use combined multi-year measurements from the surface and space for assessing the spatial and temporal distribution of aerosol properties within a large (~400x400 km) region centered on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, along the East Coast of the United States. The ground-based Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) measurements at Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO) site and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) sensors on board the Terra and Aqua satellites provide horizontal and temporal variations of aerosol optical depth, while the Cloud- Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) offers the altitudes of aerosol-layers. The combined ground-based and satellite measurements indicated several interesting features among which were the large differences in the aerosol properties observed in July and February. We applied the climatology of aerosol properties for designing the Two-Column Aerosol Project (TCAP), which is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program. The TCAP field campaign involves 12-month deployment (started July 1, 2012) of the ground-based ARM Mobile Facility (AMF) and Mobile Aerosol Observing System (MAOS) on Cape Cod and complimentary aerosol observations from two research aircraft: the DOE Gulfstream-1 (G-1) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) B200 King Air. Using results from the coordinated G-1 and B200 flights during the recent (July, 2012) Intensive Observation Period, we demonstrated that the G-1 in situ measurements and B200 active remote sensing can provide complementary information on the temporal and spatial changes of the aerosol properties off the coast of North America.

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Evgueni Kassianov, Duli Chand, Larry Berg, Jerome Fast, Jason Tomlinson, Richard Ferrare, Chris Hostetler, and John Hair "Multi-year satellite and surface observations of AOD in support of two-column aerosol project (TCAP) field campaign", Proc. SPIE 8534, Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere XVII; and Lidar Technologies, Techniques, and Measurements for Atmospheric Remote Sensing VIII, 853407 (1 November 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.977862

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