Analysis of Atmospheric Aerosol Optical Properties in the Northeast Brazilian Atmosphere with Remote Sensing Data from MODIS and CALIOP/CALIPSO Satellites, AERONET Photometers and a Ground-Based Lidar
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
2.1. Description of the Region and Local Datasets
2.2. Characterization of Aerosol Types in NEB
2.3. Analyses over Two Distinct Cities in the NEB Region
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Aerosol Loading over Northeast Brazil
3.2. Analyses of the Cities Natal and Petrolina from 2007 to 2016
3.2.1. CALIPSO, MODIS, and AERONET AOD Time Series Analysis in Natal-RN
3.2.2. CALIPSO and AERONET AOD Time Series Analysis in Petrolina-PE
3.3. Case Studies
3.3.1. CS-1: Long-range Transport of Saharan Dust over Northeast Brazil
3.3.2. Second Case Study (CS-2) over Natal/RN
3.3.3. Third Case Study (CS-3) over Petrolina
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Aerosol Type | AOD | AE |
---|---|---|
Biomass burning | >0.35 up to 1.5 | >1.5 |
Continental | 0.2–0.35 | >1.05 |
Desert dust | >0.4 up to 1.2 | <0.5 |
Marine | >0.15 | <0.6 |
Pollution + dust | >0.06 | <0.8 |
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de Oliveira, A.M.; Souza, C.T.; Oliveira, N.P.M.d.; Melo, A.K.S.; Lopes, F.J.S.; Landulfo, E.; Elbern, H.; Hoelzemann, J.J. Analysis of Atmospheric Aerosol Optical Properties in the Northeast Brazilian Atmosphere with Remote Sensing Data from MODIS and CALIOP/CALIPSO Satellites, AERONET Photometers and a Ground-Based Lidar. Atmosphere 2019, 10, 594. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10100594
de Oliveira AM, Souza CT, Oliveira NPMd, Melo AKS, Lopes FJS, Landulfo E, Elbern H, Hoelzemann JJ. Analysis of Atmospheric Aerosol Optical Properties in the Northeast Brazilian Atmosphere with Remote Sensing Data from MODIS and CALIOP/CALIPSO Satellites, AERONET Photometers and a Ground-Based Lidar. Atmosphere. 2019; 10(10):594. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10100594
Chicago/Turabian Stylede Oliveira, Aline M., Cristina T. Souza, Nara P. M. de Oliveira, Aline K. S. Melo, Fabio J. S. Lopes, Eduardo Landulfo, Hendrik Elbern, and Judith J. Hoelzemann. 2019. "Analysis of Atmospheric Aerosol Optical Properties in the Northeast Brazilian Atmosphere with Remote Sensing Data from MODIS and CALIOP/CALIPSO Satellites, AERONET Photometers and a Ground-Based Lidar" Atmosphere 10, no. 10: 594. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10100594