The atmospheric emitted radiance interferometer (AERI) is a ground-based instrument that measures the downwelling infrared radiance from the Earth’s atmosphere. The observations have broad spectral content and sufficient spectral resolution to discriminate among gaseous emitters (e.g., carbon dioxide and water vapor) and suspended matter (e.g., aerosols, water droplets, and ice crystals). These upward-looking surface observations can be used to obtain vertical profiles of tropospheric temperature and water vapor, as well as measurements of trace gases (e.g., ozone, carbon monoxide, and methane) and downwelling infrared spectral signatures of clouds and aerosols.
AERI
aeri: Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer
Measurements
Locations
- Fixed
- AMF1
- AMF2
- AMF3
Active Instrument Locations
| Facility Name | Instrument Start Date |
|---|---|
| Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | 2016-07-12 |
| Medford, OK (Extended) | 2016-04-07 |
| Oliktok Point, Alaska; AMF3 | 2014-08-22 |
| Morrison, OK (Extended) | 2016-04-07 |
| Waukomis, OK (Extended) | 2016-04-06 |
| Central Facility, Barrow AK | 1998-02-22 |
Related Publications
2019
Hu J, N Yussouf, D Turner, T Jones, and X Wang. 2019. "Impact of Ground-based Remote Sensing Boundary Layer Observations on Short-term Probabilistic Forecasts of a Tornadic Supercell Event." Weather and Forecasting, 34(5), 10.1175/WAF-D-18-0200.1.
Fast J, L Berg, Z Feng, F Mei, R Newsom, K Sakaguchi, and H Xiao. 2019. "The Impact of Variable Land‐Atmosphere Coupling on Convective Cloud Populations Observed During the 2016 HI‐SCALE Field Campaign." Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 11(8), 10.1029/2019MS001727.
McFarquhar G, R Marchand, C Bretherton, S Alexander, A Protat, S Siems, R Wood, and P DeMott. 2019. Measurements of Aerosols, Radiation, and Clouds over the Southern Ocean (MARCUS) Field Campaign Report. Ed. by Robert Stafford, ARM user facility. DOE/SC-ARM-19-008.
Lin G, B Geerts, Z Wang, C Grasmick, X Jing, and J Yang. 2019. "Interactions Between a Nocturnal MCS and the Stable Boundary Layer, as Observed by an Airborne Compact Raman Lidar During PECAN." Monthly Weather Review, , 10.1175/MWR-D-18-0388.1.
Smith E, J Gebauer, P Klein, E Fedorovich, and J Gibbs. 2019. "The Great Plains Low-Level Jet during PECAN: Observed and Simulated Characteristics." Monthly Weather Review, 147(6), 10.1175/MWR-D-18-0293.1.
Mlawer E, D Turner, S Paine, L Palchetti, G Bianchini, V Payne, K Cady‐Pereira, R Pernak, M Alvarado, D Gombos, J Delamere, M Mlynczak, and J Mast. 2019. "Analysis of water vapor absorption in the far‐infrared and submillimeter regions using surface radiometric measurements from extremely dry locations." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124(14), 10.1029/2018JD029508.
Coniglio M, G Romine, D Turner, and R Torn. 2019. "Impacts of Targeted AERI and Doppler Lidar Wind Retrievals on Short-Term Forecasts of the Initiation and Early Evolution of Thunderstorms." Monthly Weather Review, 147(4), 10.1175/MWR-D-18-0351.1.
Panwar A, A Kleidon, and M Renner. 2019. "Do Surface and Air Temperatures Contain Similar Imprints of Evaporative Conditions?" Geophysical Research Letters, 46(7), 10.1029/2019GL082248.
Loveless D, T Wagner, D Turner, S Ackerman, and W Feltz. 2019. "A Composite Perspective on Bore Passages during the PECAN Campaign." Monthly Weather Review, 147(4), 10.1175/MWR-D-18-0291.1.
Wagner T, P Klein, and D Turner. 2019. "A new generation of ground-based mobile platforms for active and passive profiling of the boundary layer." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 100(1), 10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0165.1.
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