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SAFARI 2000 Airborne Sunphotometer Aerosol Optical Depth and Water Vapor Data

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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/643
Version1
Project
Published2002-07-26
Updated2023-10-18
Usage267 downloads
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Description

The NASA Ames Airborne Tracking 14-channel Sunphotometer (AATS-14) was operated successfully aboard the University of Washington CV-580 for 24 data flights during the dry-season airborne campaign from August 13 to September 25, 2000. Flights originated from Pietersburg, South Africa; Kasane, Botswana; and Walvis Bay, Namibia. The AATS-14 instrument measures the transmission of the direct solar beam at 14 discrete wavelengths (350-1558 nm) from which we derived spectral aerosol optical depths (AOD) and columnar water vapor (CWV).

Science Keywords

  • ATMOSPHERE
  • ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR
  • WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
  • WATER VAPOR
  • ATMOSPHERE
  • AEROSOLS
  • AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS

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Schmid, B., P.B. Russell, and J. Redemann. 2002. SAFARI 2000 Airborne Sunphotometer Aerosol Optical Depth and Water Vapor Data. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/643

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