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http://dx.doi.org/10.11108/kagis.2013.16.2.141

Estimation of Aerosol Vertical Profile from the MODIS Aerosol Optical Thickness and Surface Visibility Data  

Lee, Kwon-Ho (Dept. of Geoinfomatics Engineering, Kyungil University)
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Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies / v.16, no.2, 2013 , pp. 141-151 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study presents a modeling of aerosol extinction vertical profiles in Korea by using the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectro-radiometer(MODIS) derived aerosol optical thickness(AOT) and ground based visibility observation data. The method uses a series of physical equations for the derivation of aerosol scale height and vertical profiles from MODIS AOT and surface visibility data. The modelled results under the standard atmospheric condition showed small differences with the standard aerosol vertical profile used in the radiative transfer model. Model derived aerosol scale heights for two cases of clean(${\tau}_{MODIS}=0.12{\pm}0.07$, visibility=$21.13{\pm}3.31km$) and hazy atmosphere(${\tau}_{MODIS}=1.71{\pm}0.85$, visibility=$13.33{\pm}5.66km$) are $0.63{\pm}0.33km$ and $1.71{\pm}0.84km$. Based on these results, aerosol extinction profiles can be estimated and the results are transformed into the KML code for visualization of dataset. This has implications for atmospheric environmental monitoring and environmental policies for the future.
Keywords
MODIS; Visibility; Aerosol; Extinction Coefficient; KML;
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