Measurements performed at the BTN (Icaro Camp) station in the austral summer of 2001-2002. Data includes aerosol optical depth derived from a PREDE POM 01L sun-photometer at six wavelengths and direct solar radiative flux. The dataset was collected by the SCIOPS organization under cloudless-sky conditions.
Use Cases
- Analyze temporal trends in aerosol_optical_depth across the six wavelength channels (315, 400, 500, 870, 940, 1020 nm).
- Model the relationship between air_mass and derived aerosol optical characteristics using the SKYRAD inversion code.
- Calibrate satellite aerosol retrievals using in-situ measurements from the sun-photometer's direct and diffuse radiative flux data.
- Study aerosol properties under the specified cloudless-sky conditions to establish baseline atmospheric states.
Strengths
- Data collected at six specific wavelength bands, enabling spectral analysis of aerosol properties.
- Measurements taken at a high temporal resolution with a sampling time interval of about 15 minutes.
- Includes an in situ radiometer calibration performed using a modified Langley plot method.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is limited to a single austral summer season (2001-2002).
- Geographic coverage is restricted to a single station (BTN/Icaro Camp).
- Data collection was conditional, only occurring under cloudless-sky conditions.
Provenance
- Source
- nasa_earthdata
- Collection Method
- Ground-based measurements from a PREDE POM 01L sun-photometer, with aerosol characteristics derived using the Nakajima SKYRAD inversion code.
- Time Range
- austral summer 2001-2002
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- BTN station (Icaro Camp), Antarctica