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Progress Toward a Global, EOS-Era Aerosol Air Mass Type ClimatologyThe MISR and MODIS instruments aboard the NASA Earth Observing System's Terra Satellite have been collecting data containing information about the state of Earth's atmosphere and surface for over eleven years. Data from these instruments have been used to develop a global, monthly climatology of aerosol amount that is widely used as a constraint on climate models, including those used for the 2007 IPCC assessment report. The next frontier in assessing aerosol radiative forcing of climate is aerosol type, and in particular, the absorption properties of major aerosol air masses. This presentation will focus on the prospects for constraining aerosol type globally, and the steps we are taking to apply a combination of satellite and suborbital data to this challenge.
Document ID
20120015618
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kahn, Ralph A.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 26, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 2012
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Report/Patent Number
GSFC.ABS.7198.2012
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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