Retrieval of spectral aerosol optical thickness from multi-wavelength space-borne sensors Original Research Article

Ground-based sun-photometer and sky-radiometer measurements have been used to derive the main radiative aerosol properties (spectral aerosol optical thickness, phase function and single scattering albedo) during INDOEX. The application of these parameters let determine look-up-tables (LUT) for a retrieval of the spectral aerosol optical thickness from top-of-atmosphere radiances. The application of the LUT gives estimations for the spectral aerosol optical thickness, comparable with ground based data.