Remote Sensing of Free Tropospheric Aerosols
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Atmospheric Techniques, Instruments, and Modeling".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2020) | Viewed by 185
Special Issue Editors
Interests: atmospheric chemistry; remote sensing; atmospheric composition; air quality
2. Department of Chemistry, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), Boulder, CO, USA
Interests: atmospheric chemistry; remote sensing; air quality; climate
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Typically, tropospheric aerosols are assumed to be situated in the boundary layer. However, recent studies, including observations from satellites and intensive short-term airborne field observations, have pointed toward the importance of aerosol distribution in the free troposphere. Aerosols aloft are not readily sampled in situ and present challenges for remote sensing but can contribute significantly to the total burden of aerosol in the atmosphere. This Special Issue of Atmosphere aims to contribute to the advance of knowledge of aerosols situated in the free troposphere. We encourage works which characterize aerosols aloft, including but not limited to the following aspects:
- Detection of aerosols aloft using remote sensing platforms, e.g., ground-based, airborne, balloon-sonde, and satellite remote sensing;
- Characterization of aerosol optical properties for aerosols aloft, e.g., single scattering albedo, phase functions, and angstrom exponents;
- Aerosol optical closure studies using aerosol chemical composition;
- Novel retrieval approaches from ground-based platforms, e.g., MAX-DOAS, LIDARS;
- Quantification of the free tropospheric aerosol columns in long-term data sets including averages and spatiotemporal variability;
- Comparison of retrieved aerosol profiles at multiple wavelengths and by collocated instruments;
- Radiative detection and impacts of aerosol in the free troposphere.
Dr. Ivan Ortega
Dr. Theodore Koenig
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Free-tropospheric aerosol
- Aerosol optical and microphysical properties
- Remote sensing
- Aerosol measurements
