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Aerosol optical characteristics over the Arabian Sea during pre-monsoon 2006 |
VerfasserIn |
D. G. Kaskaoutis, M. C. R. Kalapureddy, P. C. S. Devara, H. D. Kambezidis, P. G. Kosmopoulos, P. T. Nastos |
Konferenz |
EGU General Assembly 2009
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Englisch
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Erschienen |
In: GRA - Volume 11 (2009) |
Datensatznummer |
250023742
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Zusammenfassung |
Ship-borne Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) measurements obtained by a sunphotometer have
been used to retrieve the Ångström wavelength exponent (α). These measurements were
obtained in the Arabian Sea (AS), where the surrounded arid-region influence is expected,
during the second leg of the Integration Campaign for Aerosols, gases and Radiation Budget
(ICARB) campaign in the pre-monsoon season of April-May 2006. Spectral variation of α is
typically considered in this study. On certain cases significant uncertainties reveal in
the linear as well as in the polynomial fit of the AOD spectral distribution. Such
uncertainties are expected especially under low turbid conditions above pristine oceanic
regions. It is found that the polynomial fit becomes more accurate in the wavelength
band 340-1020 nm rather than the 340-870 nm. Positive and negative curvatures in
the lnÏαversus lnλ, indicative of coarse-and fine-mode aerosols, respectively, are
obtained all over the AS. The coarse-mode aerosols are mainly depicted in the
Northern part of the AS closely associated with the nearby arid areas. The fine-mode
aerosols are mainly observed over the far AS and on certain days with significant
transport of urban/industrial aerosols from the Indian subcontinent. In the study
period the mean AOD at 500 nm is 0.246±0.114 and the α340-1020 is 0.904±0.186.
The α340-870 exhibits similar values (0.924±0.179), while significant differences
revealed for the constant terms of the polynomial fit (a1 and a2) proportionally to the
wavelength band used for their determination. This work is in further progress and the
complete outcome in due course will be discussed in the forthcoming EGU-2009
conference.
Keywords: Aerosol optical properties; spatial distribution; cruise measurements; Arabian
Sea; ICARB; pre-monsoon period. |
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