Interpretation of aerosol events in terms of radiation simulations and satellite data

The aerosol properties are estimated by comparing satellite measurements with the numerical values of radiation simulations in the Earth-atmosphere-surface model. This work is aimed at developing the practical and efficient algorithms for retrieving aerosol characteristics. The standard radiative transfer problem in a case of finite optical thickness is treated first, and then the problem in aerosol events such as dust storms or biomass burning plumes that are associated with excessive loading of aerosols in the atmosphere is considered. Finally our algorithms are practically applied for space-based measurements by MODIS.