Open AccessAUSTRALIAN AEROSOL LAYERS OVER ARGENTINE TERRITORY DURINGNOVEMBER 2019
Author(s) -
Lidia Ana Otero,
Facundo Ismael Casasola,
Clodomira Pereyra,
María Prieto,
S. Brusca,
P. Ristori
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anales/anales afa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 1850-1168
pISSN - 0327-358X
DOI - 10.31527/analesafa.2020.31.1.1
Subject(s) - angstrom , aerosol , smoke , atmospheric sciences , atmosphere (unit) , environmental science , satellite , meteorology , geography , climatology , physics , geology , chemistry , astronomy , crystallography
On November 8, 2019 a dense feather of smoke was detached from the coasts of Australia due to the intense fires that affected the region. These layers of smoke were dragged by the winds to South America, arriving to the Argentine territory on November 14 and remaining in suspension for a day. In this work, the optical properties of suspended aerosols with satellite information and measurements from terrestrial are analyzed. The Angstrom coefficient is calculated and the type of aerosols present is classified. High values of aerosol optical thickness of 0,25 on average for 440 nm and Angstrom coefficients of 1,2 in the evidence the presence of smoke in the local atmosphere.