Vol. 24, issue 09, article # 1

Sakerin S. M., Afonin S. V., Engel' M. V., Kabanov D. M., Pol'kin V. V., Turchinovich Yu. S., Bukin O. A., Pavlov A. N. Spatiotemporal variations of atmospheric aerosol optical depth in Primorye and adjoining seas in August, 2010. // Optika Atmosfery i Okeana. 2011. V. 24. No. 09. P. 731-736 [in Russian].
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Abstract:

We discuss the results of studies of the atmospheric aerosol optical depth (AOD) in the Far East region; the studies were performed in August, 2010, with the use of sun photometers and satellite (MODIS) data. It is shown that the aerosol turbidity in Primorye (Vladivostok, Ussuriysk) varies consistently and the data differ little. AOD of the atmosphere over Sea of Okhotsk is, on the average, a factor of two lower. The Angstrom selectivity parameter in Primorye and Sea of Okhotsk has close values, intermediate between purely marine and continental aerosols. It is noted that AOD of the atmosphere decreases away from Vladivostok in the northeast direction.

Keywords:

solar photometry, satellite monitoring, aerosol optical depth, variation, spatial distribution