Solar Spectral Flux, Optical Depth, Water Vapor, and Ozone Measurements and Analyses in the ACE-Asia Spring 2001 Intensive Experiment

Abstract

This research was conducted as part of the Asian Pacific Regional Aerosol Characterization Experiment (ACE-Asia). ACE-Asia's goals are to determine and understand the properties and controlling factors of the aerosol in the anthropogenically modified atmosphere of Eastern Asia and the Northwest Pacific and to assess their relevance for radiative forcing of climate. ACE-Asia is one of a series of experiments devoted to the longer-term goal of reducing the overall uncertainty regarding aerosol effects on global and regional climates. Aerosol effects are currently the largest source of uncertainty in understanding past and present climates and in predicting the future climate.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2002
Accession Number
ADA633299

Entities

People

  • Peter Pilewskie
  • Philip B. Russell

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Spectra
  • Airborne
  • Aircrafts
  • Atmospheric Chemistry
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Climate Change
  • Data Sets
  • Detectors
  • Earth Sciences
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Measurement
  • Scattering
  • Spectra
  • Uncertainty
  • Vapors
  • Water Vapor

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Oceanography.