Korean Journal of Remote Sensing (대한원격탐사학회지)

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MODIS-estimated Microphysical Properties of Clouds Developed in the Presence of Biomass Burning Aerosols

MODIS 관측자료를 이용한 러시아 산불 영향 하에 발달한 구름의 미세 물리적 특성 연구

  • Kim, Shin-Young (Global Environment System Reasearch Lab., National Institute of Meteorological Research Seoul) ;
  • Sohn, Byung-Ju (School of Earth of Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University)
  • 김신영 (기상연구소 지구환경시스템연구팀) ;
  • 손병주 (서울대학교 지구환경과학부)
  • Published : 2008.08.30
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Abstract

An algorithm was developed to retrieve both cloud optical thickness and effective particle radius considered the aerosol effect on clouds. This study apply the algorithm of Nakajima and Nakajima (1995) that is used to retrieve cloud optical thickness and effective particle radius from visible, near infrared satellite spectral measurements. To retrieve cloud properties, Look-up table (LUT) was made under different atmospheric conditions by using a radiative transfer model. Especially the vertical distribution of aerosol is based on a tropospheric aerosol profile in radiative transfer model. In the case study, we selected the extensive forest fire occurred in Russia in May 2003. The aerosol released from this fire may be transported to Korea. Cloud properties obtained from these distinct atmospheric situations are analysed in terms of their possible changes due to the interactions of the clouds with the aerosol particle plumes. Cloud properties over the East sea at this time was retrieved using new algorithm. The algorithm is applied to measurements from the MODerate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) onboard the Terra spacecrafts. As a result, cloud effective particle radius was decreased and cloud optical thickness was increased during aerosol event. Specially, cloud effective particle radius is hardly greater than $20{\mu}m$ when aerosol particles were present over the East Sea. Clouds developing in the aerosol event tend to have more numerous but smaller droplets.

본 연구에서는 에어로솔의 간접 효과를 고려한 구름의 광학두께와 유효입자반경을 산출하기 위해 새로운 알고리즘을 개발하였다. 구름의 미세물리적 특성을 산출하기 위해 Nakajima and Nakajima(1995)의 방법을 응용하였다. 다양한 대기상태에서 복사전달모델을 이용하여 미리 계산한 서로 다른 LUT을 적용하여 최종 산출물인 구름광학두께와 유효입자반경을 산출하였다. 러시아지역에 산불이 있었던 2003년 5월 한반도 주변을 사례로 선택하였다. 이 때 발생한 에어로솔은 대기 흐름을 따라 한반도까지 도달하여 한반도 주변의 날씨에 매우 많은 영향을 주었다. 본 연구에서는 이 시기에 러시아 지역의 산불로 인하여 발생한 에어로솔이 한반도 주변의 구름에 어떠한 영향을 주는지 알아보았다. 이 사례의 알고리즘 적용을 위해 Terra위성에 탑재된 분광계인 MODIS자료를 사용하였다. 사례분석 결과, 에어로솔이 있는 시기에는 유효입자반경이 $20{\mu}m$ 이상의 큰 구름은 거의 존재하지 않았음에 비해, 에어로솔이 거의 없는 시기에는 $20{\mu}m$ 이상의 큰 구름도 다수 존재하였다. 즉, 에어로솔의 영향하에 발달한 구름은 구름광학두께는 크고, 유효입자반경은 작은 구름이라는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 에어로솔이 구름의 미세물리적 특성을 변화시킨다는 것을 보여준다.

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