Articles | Volume 11, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2911-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2911-2018
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18 May 2018
Research article |  | 18 May 2018

Comparison of dust-layer heights from active and passive satellite sensors

Arve Kylling, Sophie Vandenbussche, Virginie Capelle, Juan Cuesta, Lars Klüser, Luca Lelli, Thomas Popp, Kerstin Stebel, and Pepijn Veefkind

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The aerosol layer height is one of four aerosol parameters which is needed to enhance our understanding of aerosols' role in the climate system. Both active and passive measurement methods may be used to estimate the aerosol layer height. Aerosol height estimates made from passive infrared and solar satellite sensors measurements are compared with satellite-borne lidar estimates. There is considerable variation between the retrieved dust heights and how they compare with the lidar.