Articles | Volume 13, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-3061-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-3061-2020
Research article
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11 Jun 2020
Research article |  | 11 Jun 2020

A hybrid method for reconstructing the historical evolution of aerosol optical depth from sunshine duration measurements

William Wandji Nyamsi, Antti Lipponen, Arturo Sanchez-Lorenzo, Martin Wild, and Antti Arola

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (27 Apr 2020) by Andrew Sayer
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ED: Publish as is (05 May 2020) by Andrew Sayer
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This paper proposes a novel and accurate method for estimating and reconstructing aerosol optical depth from sunshine duration measurements under cloud-free conditions at any place and time since the late 19th century. The method performs very well when compared to AErosol RObotic NETwork measurements and operates an efficient detection of signals from massive volcanic eruptions. Reconstructed long-term aerosol optical depths are in agreement with the dimming/brightening phenomenon.