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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-565-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-565-2017
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20 Feb 2017
Research article |  | 20 Feb 2017

A new zenith-looking narrow-band radiometer-based system (ZEN) for dust aerosol optical depth monitoring

A. Fernando Almansa, Emilio Cuevas, Benjamín Torres, África Barreto, Rosa D. García, Victoria E. Cachorro, Ángel M. de Frutos, César López, and Ramón Ramos

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This study presents a new zenith-looking narrow-band radiometer-based system (ZEN), conceived for dust aerosol optical depth (AOD) monitoring. The ZEN system comprises a robust and automated radiometer (ZEN-R41), and a lookup table methodology for AOD retrieval (ZEN-LUT). Our results suggest that ZEN is a suitable system to fill the current observational gaps and to complement observations performed by sun-photometer networks in order to improve mineral dust monitoring in remote locations.