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On results of studies of atmospheric aerosol optical depth in arctic regions

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We discuss the characteristics of the spectral aerosol optical depth (AOD) of the atmosphere measured using sun photometers in high-latitude regions (Spitsbergen, Tiksi, Yakutsk). The seasonal variations are characterized by a decrease in AOD from spring to fall by approximately a factor of 2 in Yakutia and by a factor of 1.5 in the region of Spitsbergen. It is shown that the high selectivity of the spectral AOD dependence in warm period (with Angström parameters varying from 1.3 to 1.8) was caused by low content of coarsely dispersed aerosol. Multiyear data of MODIS satellite observations are used to estimate the spatial distribution of turbidity; it is shown that satellite observations systematically overestimate AOD over Arctic seas.

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  1. V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, pl. Akademika Zueva 1, Tomsk, 634021, Russia

    S. M. Sakerin, S. Yu. Andreev, D. M. Kabanov, Yu. S. Turchinovich & D. G. Chernov

  2. Yu.G. Shafer Institute of Cosmophysical Research and Aeronomy, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Lenina 31, Yakutsk, Russia, 677980

    S. V. Nikolashkin

  3. Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, ul. Beringa 38, St. Petersburg, Russia, 199397

    A. N. Prakhov & V. F. Radionov

  4. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 8800 Greenbelt Rd, Greenbelt, MD, 20771, USA

    B. N. Holben, A. Smirnov & M. G. Sorokin

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Original Russian Text © S.M. Sakerin, S.Yu. Andreev, D.M. Kabanov, S.V. Nikolashkin, A.N. Prakhov, V.F. Radionov, Yu.S. Turchinovich, D.G. Chernov, B.N. Holben, A. Smirnov, M.G. Sorokin, 2014, published in Optika Atmosfery i Okeana.

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Sakerin, S.M., Andreev, S.Y., Kabanov, D.M. et al. On results of studies of atmospheric aerosol optical depth in arctic regions. Atmos Ocean Opt 27, 517–528 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1024856014060165

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