Investigation of aerosols in South Africa: Comparison of measurements and modeling
conference paper
The numerical LOTOS-EUROS model that provides information on the regional distribution of aerosols was implemented for a new domain, Southern Africa. The first set-up for the study areas is discussed and a comparison of model products to experimental data is presented. The model compares favorably to MODIS satellite products on a regional scale. Comparisons with in-situ instrumentation at specific locations reveal that the model generally capture temporal trends, but underestimates the absolute AOD-values. In the more pronounced case, this is attributed to the complex local orography of the measurement site that cannot be captured by the model. © 2018 SPIE.
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TNO Identifier
844219
ISSN
0277786X ; 9781510621572
Source
Environmental Effects on Light Propagation and Adaptive Systems 2018, 12 September 2018 through 13 September 2018, 10787
Publisher
SPIE
Article nr.
1078704
Source title
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Editor(s)
Gladysz, S.
Stein, K.U.
Stein, K.U.
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