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A Model of Mean Long-term Values of Atmospheric Aerosol Optical Depth at a 354 nm Wavelength in Russia in the Warm Season

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Based on the results of satellite measurements using OMI instrumentation (NASA, USA) at 354 nm in 2005–2020 (http://avdc.gsfc.nasa.gov) over nine populated areas in Russia, after the exclusion of cases of the smoke and dust registration in the atmosphere, approximations were obtained for temporal variations in average long-term values of atmospheric aerosol optical depth (AOD) in April to September. The approximations obtained for four most spaced-apart areas made it possible to develop a spatiotemporal model of average long-term AOD in the ultraviolet band for the territory from 43° to 60° N and from 33° to 133° E for a warm season. A verification of the model using data for the other five areas that were not included in the model development and a comparison of the results with AERONET ground data confirmed a fairly good quality of the model. An analysis of the measurement data is indicative of significant negative annual linear trends in the mean April–September AOD for all analyzed areas

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Translated from Meteorologiya i Gidrologiya, 2023, No. 3, pp. 32-46. https://doi.org/10.52002/0130-2906-2023-3-32-46.

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Ivanova, N.S. A Model of Mean Long-term Values of Atmospheric Aerosol Optical Depth at a 354 nm Wavelength in Russia in the Warm Season. Russ. Meteorol. Hydrol. 48, 210–220 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068373923030032

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