Aerosol Radiative Closure in ACE-2 Based on Transmissometer Measurements

Abstract

To characterize the radiative properties of aerosols over the oceans so as to understand the factors that affect radiation transmission (UV, visible and IR) in the marine boundary layer (MBL) close to the ocean surface. To interpret the temporal and spatial variability of aerosol and radiative properties in terms of aerosol sources (both oceanic and continental, natural and anthropogenic); to relate the variability of the aerosol and the consequent radiative behavior of the atmosphere in terms of meteorological conditions and atmospheric transport processes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1998
Accession Number
ADA542525

Entities

People

  • Christodoulos Pilinis
  • Dennis L. Savoie
  • Hal B. Maring
  • Joseph M. Prospero

Organizations

  • Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arabian Sea
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundary Layer
  • Canary Islands
  • High Resolution
  • Indian Ocean
  • Light Scattering
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Naval Operations
  • Nephelometers
  • Oceans
  • Physical Properties
  • Radiation
  • Regions
  • Scattering
  • Transmissometers

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers