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Comparison of Summer and Winter California Central Valley Aerosol Distributions from Lidar and MODIS Measurements

Author:
DeYoung, Russell
Published:
[2010].
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1 electronic document
Additional Creators:
Ferrare, Richard, Lewis, Jasper, and Chu, D. Allen
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Summary:
Aerosol distributions from two aircraft lidar campaigns conducted in the California Central Valley are compared in order to identify seasonal variations. Aircraft lidar flights were conducted in June 2003 and February 2007. While the ground PM(sub 2.5) concentration is highest in the winter, the aerosol optical depth measured from MODIS is highest in the summer. A seasonal comparison shows that PM(sub 2.5) in the winter can exceed summer PM(sub 2.5) by 55%, while summer AOD exceeds winter AOD by 43%. Higher temperatures and wildfires in the summer produce elevated aerosol layers that are detected by satellite measurements, but not surface particulate matter monitors. Temperature inversions, especially during the winter, contribute to higher PM(sub 2.5) measurements at the surface. Measurements of the boundary layer height from lidar instruments provide valuable information need to understand the relationship between satellite measurements of optical depth and in-situ measurements of PM(sub 2.5).
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
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Document ID: 20100038468.
LF99-9393.
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