Retrieval of aerosol properties over land and over sea
conference paper
The regional and global distributions of aerosols and their effects on climate, health, air quality and environment by satellite remote sensing are discussed. Aerosols are an important factor in the regulation of Earth' climate. The incoming solar radiation produces a negative (cooling) effect on the atmospheric radiation balance because of scattering by aerosols. The absorption of aerosols including ammonium sulphate and ammonium nitrate produced mainly due to anthropogenic activity is negligible.
Topics
Air qualityAmmonium compoundsAtmospheric humidityClimatologyElectrooptical effectsGeostationary satellitesGreenhouse effectParallel algorithmsPhotometersRadiometersRefractive indexRemote sensingSatellite observatoriesSolar radiationUltraviolet radiationAerosol optical depth (AOD)SunphotometersAerosols
TNO Identifier
235761
ISSN
03796566
Article nr.
62985
Source title
ERS-Envisat Symposium 'Looking Down to Earth in the New Millennium', 16 October 2000 through 20 October 2000, Gothenburg
Editor(s)
Sawaya-Lacoste H.
Pages
2218-2227
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