Comparison between satellite retrieved aerosol optical thickness and results obtained from the LOTOS model
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Aerosols affect the Earth radiation balance by absorbing and scattering solar radiation and changing the albedo and the lifetime of clouds. Aerosols also play a role in health-related problems. The aerosol lifetime varies from a few days 10 about a week and their quite strong but rather Iocalised sources produce highly variable aerosol concentrations in space and time. Satellite remote sensing can provide the spatial and temporal resolution to monitor such variations, However, usually only total column-integrated aerosol properties are obtained that are useful for, e.g., climate applications. For other purposes, the satellite data interpretation requires the use of a transport model. Therefore sulphate and nitrate aerosols are introduced in the LOTOS model (Builtjes, 1992) and preliminary results are used to interpret the relative contribution of these aerosol types to the observed aerosol optical thickness (AOT)
TNO Identifier
210950
Source
Journal of Aerosol Science, 31(Suppl. 1), pp. S584-585.
Pages
S584-585
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