Impact of MODIS-derived cloud cover on aerosol optical depth measured with a sun photometer: a case study from Nanjing, China

• Published in: International journal of remote sensing Vol. 34; no. 23; pp. 8534 - 8548
• Main Authors: Zha, Yong, Zhang, Jiahua, Gao, Jay, He, Junliang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 10.12.2013
• Subjects: Aerosols; air; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied geophysics; Argon oxygen decarburizing; Biological and medical sciences; case studies; China; Cloud cover; Clouds; correlation; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects. Techniques; Internal geophysics; moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer; MODIS; Photometers; Photometry; remote sensing; Sun; Teledetection and vegetation maps; Far East; Asia; China; China, People's Rep., Jiangsu Prov., Nanjing; China, People's Rep; atmosphere; data; aerosols; accuracy; Index; air; case studies; clouds; Research; photometry; Result; Cloudiness; correlation coefficient; detection; Space remote sensing; Satellite observation; indicators; monitoring; Acquisition; Sun; in situ; contamination; depth; Correlation analysis; Environment

Sun photometers have been used increasingly to monitor the atmospheric environment by measuring indicators such as aerosol optical depth (AOD). However, ground-measured AOD results are subject to the presence of clouds in the air. When cloud cover is not extensive, it is still possible to use sun ph...