Aerosol and Clouds

Maritime Aerosol Network as a component of Aerosol Robotic Network

  1. A. Smirnov1,2,
  2. B. N. Holben2,
  3. I. Slutsker1,2,
  4. D. M. Giles1,2,
  5. C. R. McClain3,
  6. T. F. Eck2,4,
  7. S. M. Sakerin5,
  8. A. Macke6,
  9. P. Croot6,
  10. G. Zibordi7,
  11. P. K. Quinn8,
  12. J. Sciare9,
  13. S. Kinne10,
  14. M. Harvey11,
  15. T. J. Smyth12,
  16. S. Piketh13,
  17. T. Zielinski14,
  18. A. Proshutinsky15,
  19. J. I. Goes16,
  20. N. B. Nelson17,
  21. P. Larouche18,
  22. V. F. Radionov19,
  23. P. Goloub20,
  24. K. Krishna Moorthy21,
  25. R. Matarrese22,
  26. E. J. Robertson23,
  27. F. Jourdin24

Article first published online: 21 MAR 2009

DOI: 10.1029/2008JD011257

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Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres (1984–2012)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres (1984–2012)

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How to Cite

Smirnov, A., et al. (2009), Maritime Aerosol Network as a component of Aerosol Robotic Network, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D06204, doi:10.1029/2008JD011257.

Author Information

  1. 1

    Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Lanham, Maryland, USA

  2. 2

    Biospheric Sciences Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA

  3. 3

    Ocean Sciences Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA

  4. 4

    Goddard Earth Sciences and Technology Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

  5. 5

    Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk, Russia

  6. 6

    Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany

  7. 7

    Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Ispra, Italy

  8. 8

    Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, NOAA, Seattle, Washington, USA

  9. 9

    Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

  10. 10

    Institute for Meteorology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

  11. 11

    National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, New Zealand

  12. 12

    Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, UK

  13. 13

    Climatology Research Group, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

  14. 14

    Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, Poland

  15. 15

    Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA

  16. 16

    Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, West Boothbay Harbor, Maine, USA

  17. 17

    Institute for Computational Earth System Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA

  18. 18

    Institut Maurice-Lamontagne, Mont-Joli, Quebec, Canada

  19. 19

    Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, Saint Petersburg, Russia

  20. 20

    Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France

  21. 21

    Space Physics Laboratory, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum, India

  22. 22

    Department of Physics, University of Bari, Bari, Italy

  23. 23

    Department of Oceanography, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

  24. 24

    Service Hydrographique et Oceanographique de la Marine, Brest, France

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 21 MAR 2009
  2. Article first published online: 21 MAR 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 23 JAN 2009
  4. Manuscript Revised: 12 JAN 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 7 OCT 2008

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Keywords:

  • aerosol optical depth;
  • maritime aerosol;
  • network

[1] The paper presents the current status of the Maritime Aerosol Network (MAN), which has been developed as a component of the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET). MAN deploys Microtops handheld Sun photometers and utilizes the calibration procedure and data processing (Version 2) traceable to AERONET. A web site dedicated to the MAN activity is described. A brief historical perspective is given to aerosol optical depth (AOD) measurements over the oceans. A short summary of the existing data, collected on board ships of opportunity during the NASA Sensor Intercomparison and Merger for Biological and Interdisciplinary Oceanic Studies (SIMBIOS) Project is presented. Globally averaged oceanic aerosol optical depth (derived from island-based AERONET measurements) at 500 nm is ∼0.11 and Angstrom parameter (computed within spectral range 440–870 nm) is calculated to be ∼0.6. First results from the cruises contributing to the Maritime Aerosol Network are shown. MAN ship-based aerosol optical depth compares well to simultaneous island and near-coastal AERONET site AOD.

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