Open AccessSimulations of time‐coincident, co‐located measurements from ENVISAT‐1 instruments for the characterization of tropospheric aerosols: a sensitivity study including cloud contamination effects
Author(s) -
Torricella Francesca,
Cattani Elsa,
Cervino Marco,
Levizzani Vincenzo,
João Costa Maria
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
atmospheric science letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 1530-261X
DOI - 10.1006/asle.2001.0025
Subject(s) - aerosol , environmental science , troposphere , meteorology , atmospheric sciences , nadir , remote sensing , relative humidity , cloud computing , geology , geography , satellite , aerospace engineering , computer science , engineering , operating system
A sensitivity test of the aerosol properties retrieval is conducted using nadir viewing instruments on board the ENVISAT‐1 platform trying to reproduce the natural variability of the aerosol field. The analysis highlights problems arising in the retrieval when aerosol loading, relative humidity, and cloud coverage are simultaneously varied. Copyright © 2001 Royal Meteorological Society.