Title :
Aerosol optical thickness over ocean areas and its relationship with cloud droplet size
Author :
Han, Qingyuan ; Chou, Joyce ; Welch, Ronald M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Atmos. Sci., South Dakota Sch. of Mines & Technol., Rapid City, SD, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents the results of retrieved aerosol optical thickness over ocean areas and its relationship with droplet sizes of water clouds. The aerosol optical thickness is retrieved from clear sky radiances of channel 1 of AVHRR from ISCCP dataset. The results show consistent distribution patterns of aerosol optical thickness with other authors´ work. The aerosol optical thickness shows a negative relation with cloud droplet size, consistent with expected aerosol indirect effect
Keywords :
aerosols; atmospheric composition; atmospheric light propagation; atmospheric optics; atmospheric techniques; clouds; light scattering; meteorology; remote sensing; AVHRR; ISCCP dataset; aerosol; channel 1; cloud droplet size; distribution pattern; light scattering; marine atmosphere; measurement technique; meteorology; microphysics; optical thickness; optics; particle size distribution; remote sensing; Aerosols; Clouds; Information retrieval; Oceans; Optical filters; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Satellites;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1997. IGARSS '97. Remote Sensing - A Scientific Vision for Sustainable Development., 1997 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3836-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1997.609138
