Title
Investigation of aerosols in South Africa: Comparison of measurements and modeling
Author
Kociok, T.
February, F.
Grossmann, P.
Sprung, D.
van Eijk, A.M.J.
Stein, K.
Contributor
Gladysz, S. (editor)
Stein, K.U. (editor)
Publication year
2018
Abstract
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.
Subject
AERONET
Aerosols
LOTOS-EUROS
Adaptive systems
Light propagation
Numerical models
Aerosol concentration
Comparison of measurements
Comparison of models
Regional distribution
Satellite data
Satellite products
Situ instrumentation
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TNO identifier
844219
Publisher
SPIE
ISBN
9781510621572
ISSN
0277-786X
Source
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 10787
Article number
1078704
Bibliographical note
The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
Document type
conference paper