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Determination of Aerosol and Surface Reflectance Characteristics at the ARM CART Site Using MISR Observations

Martonchik, John Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Diner, David Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Kahn, Ralph Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Abdou, Wedad Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Gaitley, Barbara Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Aerosol optical depth and surface directional reflectance at the ARM CART site are routinely determined from data obtained with the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument on the Terra platform. The observations span the four years 2001-2004, with an overpass frequency of about four views per month. The MISR aerosol/surface retrieval process provides aerosol products at a spatial resolution of 17.6 km and surface products at a higher resolution of 1.1 km. This study is part of a larger program to validate both the MISR aerosol and surface products using selected locations around the world which are AERONET sites. Results for the CART site include a time series of aerosol optical depth comparison between MISR and AERONET and seasonal surface directional reflectance and albedo.

This poster will be displayed at the ARM Science Team Meeting.