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Cloud-Radiation-Aerosol Experiment (1996) at IAPh, Russia

Golitsyn, G.S., Anikine, P.P., and Sviridenkov, M.A., Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences
Eighth Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Science Team Meeting

In 1996, local measurements of the optical properties of the near-surface aerosol were carried out parallel with aureole measurements of the aerosol in the atmospheric column. The spectral radiation was measured by a complex of spectrometers. Global radiation was controlled by standard equipment (pyrheliometer, pyranometer, pyrgeometer). A microwave sounder was used to determine the liquid water path of clouds and water vapor content. Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite were also used together with aerological information from AVHRR radiation data to determine the optical thickness of clouds. The aerology gives vertical profiles of the temperature, water vapor and air pressure. Estimates of the cloud radiative forcing (CRF) were made based on the data obtained during the experiment.