| Authors | Smirnov, A.; Holben, B. N.; Slutsker, I.; Giles, D. M.; McClain, C. R.; Eck, T. F.; Sakerin, S. M.; Macke, A.; Croot, P.; Zibordi, G.; Quinn, P. K.; Sciare, J.; Kinne, S.; Harvey, M.; Smyth, T. J.; Piketh, S.; Zielinski, T.; Proshutinsky, A.; Goes, J. I.; Nelson, N. B.; Larouche, P.; Radionov, V. F.; Goloub, P.; Moorthy, K. Krishna; Matarrese, R.; Robertson, E. J.; Jourdin, F. |
| Text | 347973 2009 10.1029/2008JD011257 ISI Web of Science WOS 000264439700007 AEROSOL AERONET Maritime Aerosol Network as a component of Aerosol Robotic Network Smirnov, A.; Holben, B. N.; Slutsker, I.; Giles, D. M.; McClain, C. R.; Eck, T. F.; Sakerin, S. M.; Macke, A.; Croot, P.; Zibordi, G.; Quinn, P. K.; Sciare, J.; Kinne, S.; Harvey, M.; Smyth, T. J.; Piketh, S.; Zielinski, T.; Proshutinsky, A.; Goes, J. I.; Nelson, N. B.; Larouche, P.; Radionov, V. F.; Goloub, P.; Moorthy, K. Krishna; Matarrese, R.; Robertson, E. J.; Jourdin, F. Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Lanham, Maryland, USA; Biospheric Sciences Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA; Ocean Sciences Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA; Goddard Earth Sciences and Technology Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk, Russia; ...; Department of Physics, University of Bari, Bari, Italy. The paper presents the current status of the Maritime Aerosol Network MAN , which has been developed as a component of the Aerosol Robotic Network AERONET . MAN deploys Microtops handheld Sun photometers and utilizes the calibration procedure and data processing Version 2 traceable to AERONET. A web site dedicated to the MAN activity is described. A brief historical perspective is given to aerosol optical depth AOD measurements over the oceans. A short summary of the existing data, collected on board ships of opportunity during the NASA Sensor Intercomparison and Merger for Biological and Interdisciplinary Oceanic Studies SIMBIOS Project is presented. Globally averaged oceanic aerosol optical depth derived from island based AERONET measurements at 500 nm is similar to 0.11 and Angstrom parameter computed within spectral range 440 870 nm is calculated to be similar to 0.6. First results from the cruises contributing to the Maritime Aerosol Network are shown. MAN ship based aerosol optical depth compares well to simultaneous island and near coastal AERONET site AOD. 114 Published version Maritime Aerosol Network as a component of Aerosol Robotic Network 2008JD011257.pdf Articolo in rivista William Byrd Press for John Hopkins Press 2156 2202 Journal of geophysical research Online Journal of geophysical research Online Journal of geophysical research Online J. geophys. res. Online JGR Online raffaella.matarrese MATARRESE RAFFAELLA |
