Two decades observing smoke above clouds in the south-eastern Atlantic Ocean: Deep Blue algorithm updates and validation with ORACLES field campaign data

Sayer, Andrew M.; Hsu, N. Christina; Lee, Jaehwa; Kim, Woogyung V.; Burton, Sharon; Fenn, Marta A.; Ferrare, Richard A.; Kacenelenbogen, Meloë; LeBlanc, Samuel; Pistone, Kristina; Redemann, Jens; Segal-Rozenhaimer, Michal; Shinozuka, Yohei; Tsay, Si-Chee

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-3595-2019

Articles | Volume 12, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-3595-2019

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-3595-2019

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04 Jul 2019

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| 04 Jul 2019

Two decades observing smoke above clouds in the south-eastern Atlantic Ocean: Deep Blue algorithm updates and validation with ORACLES field campaign data

Andrew M. Sayer, N. Christina Hsu, Jaehwa Lee, Woogyung V. Kim, Sharon Burton, Marta A. Fenn, Richard A. Ferrare, Meloë Kacenelenbogen, Samuel LeBlanc, Kristina Pistone, Jens Redemann, Michal Segal-Rozenhaimer, Yohei Shinozuka, and Si-Chee Tsay

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RC1: 'Referee comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 Mar 2019
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RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 Apr 2019
- AC1: 'Response to all reviewer comments', Andrew Sayer, 09 May 2019
RC3: 'Review of Sayer et al.', Anonymous Referee #3, 23 Apr 2019
- AC1: 'Response to all reviewer comments', Andrew Sayer, 09 May 2019

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ED: Publish as is (13 Jun 2019) by J.M. Haywood

Short summary

Aerosols are small particles in the atmosphere such as dust or smoke. They are routinely monitored by satellites due to their importance for climate and air quality. However aerosols above clouds are more difficult to monitor. This study describes an improvement to a technique to monitor light-absorbing aerosols above clouds from four Earth-orbiting satellite instruments. The improved method is evaluated using data from the ORACLES field campaign, which measured these aerosols from aircraft.