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Abstract

Instruments dedicated to aerosol monitoring are recently available and the POLDER (POLarization and Directionality of the Earth's Reflectances) instrument on board the PARASOL (Polarization & Anisotropy of Reflectances for Atmospheric Sciences coupled with Observations from a Lidar) mission is one of them. By measuring the spectral, angular and polarization properties of the radiance at the top of the atmosphere, in coordination with the other A-Train instruments, PARASOL provides the aerosol optical depths (AOD) as well as several optical and microphysical aerosol properties. The instrument, the inversion schemes and the list of aerosol parameters are described. Examples of retrieved aerosol parameters are provided as well as innovative approaches and further inversion techniques.

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Title
Remote sensing of aerosols by using polarized, directional and spectral measurements within the A-Train: the PARASOL mission
Author
Tanré, D.; Bréon, F. M.; Deuzé, J. L.; Dubovik, O.; Ducos, F.; François, P.; Goloub, P.; Herman, M.; Lifermann, A.; Waquet, F.
First page
1383
Publication year
2011
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
ISSN
18671381
e-ISSN
18678548
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1010614491
Copyright
Copyright Copernicus GmbH 2011