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Two-Channel Algorithm for Determining the Aerosol Optical Depth over the Sea Surface Using the MSU-MR Radiometer of the Meteor-M No. 2 Satellite

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In this paper, we consider the problem of determining the aerosol optical depth above the sea surface using the data of short-wavelength channels of the multizone low-resolution scanning instrument of the Meteor-M No. 2 satellite. The algorithm is based on the use of an optical model, which is a six-dimensional lookup table containing information about spectral brightness coefficients of satellite instrument channels for various atmospheric conditions and observation geometry. The results are validated, showing an 80% correlation with the reference data of the AERONET measurement network.

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    M. O. Kuchma, E. I. Kholodov & Yu. A. Amel’chenko

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Kuchma, M.O., Kholodov, E.I. & Amel’chenko, Y.A. Two-Channel Algorithm for Determining the Aerosol Optical Depth over the Sea Surface Using the MSU-MR Radiometer of the Meteor-M No. 2 Satellite. Izv. Atmos. Ocean. Phys. 58, 1194–1199 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001433822090122

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