Role of Coarse and Fine Mode Aerosols in MODIS AOD Retrieval: a case study over southern India

In the present study we compare the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) derived aerosol optical depth (AOD) data with that obtained from operating sky-radiometer at a remote rural location in southern India (Gadanki, 13.45° N, 79.18° E) from April 2008 to March 2011. While the comp...

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Main Authors: M. N. Sai Suman, H. Gadhavi, V. Ravi Kiran, A. Jayaraman, S. V. B. Rao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-04-01
Series:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Online Access:http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/7/907/2014/amt-7-907-2014.pdf