Sunphotometer Aerosol and Ozone Measurements from Australian Field Sites

Comprising sunphotometer measurements of atmospheric properties for atmospheric correction of remotely sensed imagery. It captures solar radiance in 5 wavelengths to derive aerosol optical thickness and water vapor content. The data is intended for input into atmospheric correction systems and validation of satellite aerosol products.

Use Cases

• Derive aerosol optical thickness from solar radiance measurements in 5 wavelengths for atmospheric correction models.
• Validate satellite aerosol products like MOD04 using ground-based sunphotometer measurements of water vapor content.
• Integrate extracted aerosol and water vapor parameters into atmospheric correction systems for hyperspectral imaging campaigns.
• Check methods like SODA that produce water vapor directly from data using the measured solar radiance wavelengths.

Strengths

• Data is captured by MicroTops instruments measuring solar radiance in 5 specific wavelengths.
• Measurements are designed for critical atmospheric correction of airborne and satellite remote sensing data.
• The dataset is associated with the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery platform.

Limitations

• The dataset's size, row count, and specific column structure are unknown.
• The sample data and specific file formats (HTML, PNG, TXT) suggest the primary data may be embedded in reports or images rather than a clean tabular structure.
• The license is not specified, which may restrict usage.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Measurements captured by MicroTops sunphotometer instruments at Australian field sites.

Freshness

The metadata was last updated on 2026-03-20.

Geography

Australian field sites