The lognormal distribution as a reference for reporting aerosol optical depth statistics; Empirical tests using multi-year, multi-site AERONET Sunphotometer data

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N. T., O’Neill, A. Ignatov, B. N. Holben, and T. F. Eck. “The Lognormal Distribution as a Reference for Reporting Aerosol Optical Depth Statistics; Empirical Tests Using Multi-Year, Multi-Site AERONET Sunphotometer Data.” Geophysical Research Letters 27, no. 20 (2000): 3333–36. https://doi.org/10.1029/2000GL011581.

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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.