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The lognormal distribution as a reference for reporting aerosol optical depth statistics; Empirical tests using multi‐year, multi‐site AERONET Sunphotometer data
Author(s) -
N. T. O'Neill,
Ignatov A.,
Holben B. N.,
Eck T. F.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2000gl011581
Subject(s) - aeronet , log normal distribution , aerosol , statistics , environmental science , meteorology , mathematics , geography
Aerosol optical depth data representative of various types of aerosols was employed to empirically demonstrate that the lognormal probability distribution is a better reference for reporting optical depth statistics than a normal probability distribution.