Maritime Aerosol Network as a component of Aerosol Robotic Network

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dc.contributor.authorSmirnov, A.
dc.contributor.authorHolben, B. N.
dc.contributor.authorSlutsker, I.
dc.contributor.authorGiles, D. M.
dc.contributor.authorMcClain, C. R.
dc.contributor.authorEck, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorSakerin, S. M.
dc.contributor.authorMacke, A.
dc.contributor.authorCroot, P.
dc.contributor.authorZibordi, G.
dc.contributor.authorQuinn, P. K.
dc.contributor.authorSciare, J.
dc.contributor.authorKinne, S.
dc.contributor.authorHarvey, M.
dc.contributor.authorSmyth, T. J.
dc.contributor.authorPiketh, S.
dc.contributor.authorZielinski, T.
dc.contributor.authorProshutinsky, A.
dc.contributor.authorGoes, J. I.
dc.contributor.authorNelson, N. B.
dc.contributor.authorLarouche, P.
dc.contributor.authorRadionov, V. F.
dc.contributor.authorGoloub, P.
dc.contributor.authorKrishna Moorthy, K.
dc.contributor.authorMatarrese, R.
dc.contributor.authorRobertson, E. J.
dc.contributor.authorJourdin, F.
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-29T17:02:03Z
dc.date.available2024-04-29T17:02:03Z
dc.date.issued2009-03-21
dc.description.abstractThe paper presents the current status of the Maritime Aerosol Network (MAN), which has been developed as a component of the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET). MAN deploys Microtops handheld Sun photometers and utilizes the calibration procedure and data processing (Version 2) traceable to AERONET. A web site dedicated to the MAN activity is described. A brief historical perspective is given to aerosol optical depth (AOD) measurements over the oceans. A short summary of the existing data, collected on board ships of opportunity during the NASA Sensor Intercomparison and Merger for Biological and Interdisciplinary Oceanic Studies (SIMBIOS) Project is presented. Globally averaged oceanic aerosol optical depth (derived from island-based AERONET measurements) at 500 nm is ∼0.11 and Angstrom parameter (computed within spectral range 440–870 nm) is calculated to be ∼0.6. First results from the cruises contributing to the Maritime Aerosol Network are shown. MAN ship-based aerosol optical depth compares well to simultaneous island and near-coastal AERONET site AOD.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors thank Hal Maring (NASA Headquarters) for his support of AERONET. The authors would like to acknowledge managerial and operational support from W.W. Newcomb, M. Sorokin, A. Scully, A. Tran, D.A. Siegel, K. Knobelspiesse, D. Hamilton, L. Rainville, A. Jayakumar, S. Schick, and D. Menzies (USA); N.T. O’Neill, C. Bourgeault-Brunelle, and M. Palmer (Canada); M. Panchenko, O. Kopelevich, S. Gulev, D. Kabanov, S. Terpugova, V. Polkin, A. Tikhomirov, A. Sinitsyn, Y. Turchinovich, and N. Vlasov (Russia); L. Blarel, J. Nicolas, S. Devidal, L. Martinon, M. Faillot, and C. Petus (France); A. Baker and C. Powell (UK); A. Herber, Y. Zoll, A. Wassmann, and M. Heller (Germany); H. Power, T. Bromley, and R. Martin (New Zealand); J. Piskozub, J. Kowalczyk, and A. Ponczkowska (Poland); D. Williams and B. Kuyper (South Africa); J. Stamnes and S. Iversen (Norway); and K. Niranjan, S. Babu, and S.K. Satheesh (India). We thank the AERONET site managers and the SIMBIOS principal investigators for maintaining the instruments and making collection of these data possible. Jean Sciare would like to thank Institut Polaire Francais (IPEV) and the IPEV-AEROTRACE observatory program for providing technical support and infrastructure. The work of Tymon Zielinski was supported by Polish national grant AERONET59.
dc.description.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2008JD011257
dc.format.extent10 pages
dc.genrejournal articles
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2clb5-fd2a
dc.identifier.citationSmirnov, A., B. N. Holben, I. Slutsker, D. M. Giles, C. R. McClain, T. F. Eck, S. M. Sakerin, et al. “Maritime Aerosol Network as a Component of Aerosol Robotic Network.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 114, no. D6 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1029/2008JD011257.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1029/2008JD011257
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/33492
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherAGU
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC GESTAR II
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty collection
dc.rightsThis work was written as part of one of the author's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. Law.
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dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
dc.subjectaerosol optical depth
dc.subjectmaritime aerosol
dc.subjectnetwork
dc.titleMaritime Aerosol Network as a component of Aerosol Robotic Network
dc.title.alternativeMaritime Aerosol Network (MAN) as a Component of AERONET
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dcterms.creatorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9801-1610

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