Optical Properties of Atmospheric Aerosol in Maritime Environments

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Optical Properties of Atmospheric Aerosol in
Maritime Environments
AERONET Workshop May 10 - 14, 2004, El
Arenosillo, Spain
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1993-2003
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Maritime aerosol
Marcello Bartinetti Sea storm in Camogli
Duck, North Carolina, March 1999
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Smirnov and Shifrin, Proc. LHMI, 108, 11-114,
1984 Smirnov, Yershov, and Villevalde, Proc.
SPIE, 2582, 203-214, 1995 Smirnov, Holben,
Kaufman et al. JAS, 59, 501-523, 2002.
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Aerosol optical depth over the oceans
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Angstrom parameter over the oceans
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Multi-year monthly averages
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Multi-year monthly averages
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Aerosol optical depth over coastal areas
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Angstrom parameter over coastal areas
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Frequency of occurrences of aerosol optical depth
over the oceans
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Frequency of occurrences of Angstrom parameter
over the oceans
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Lanai, Hawaii
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Aerosol optical depth diurnal variability
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Bermuda
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Lanai
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Kaashidhoo
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Maritime components of the columnar volume size
distributions
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Smirnov, Holben, Kaufman et al. JAS, 59, 501-523,
2002.
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Midway Island
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Midway Island
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Midway Island
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Midway Island
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Midway Island
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Midway Island
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Recent Publications on Maritime Aerosol

• Smirnov, A., B.N.Holben, T.F.Eck, O.Dubovik, and
  I.Slutsker, Effect of wind speed on columnar
  aerosol optical properties at Midway Island,
  J.Geophys.Res., 108(D24), 4802,
  doi10.1029/2003JD003879, 2003.
• Smirnov, A., B.N.Holben, O.Dubovik, R.Frouin,
  T.F.Eck, and I.Slutsker, Maritime component in
  aerosol optical models derived from Aerosol
  Robotic Network data, J. Geophys. Res., 108(D1),
  4033, doi10.1029/2002JD002701, 2003.
• Smirnov, A., B.N.Holben, Y.J.Kaufman, O.Dubovik,
  T.F.Eck, I.Slutsker, C.Pietras, and R.Halthore,
  Optical properties of atmospheric aerosol in
  maritime environments, J.Atm.Sci., 59, 501-523,
  2002.
• Smirnov, A., B.N.Holben, O.Dubovik, N.T.ONeill,
  L.A.Remer, T.F.Eck, I.Slutsker, and D.Savoie,
  Measurement of atmospheric optical parameters on
  US Atlantic coast sites, ships and Bermuda during
  TARFOX, J.Geophys.Res., 105, 9887-9901, 2000.