Remote sensing of spectral signatures of tropospheric aerosols |
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| Authors: | M B Potdar S A Sharma V Y Parikh P C S Devara P E Raj Y K Tiwari R S Maheskumar K K Dani S K Saha S M Sonbawne Y Jaya Rao G Pandithurai |
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| Institution: | (1) Space Applications Centre, 380 015 Ahmedabad, India;(2) Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, 411 008 Pune, India |
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| Abstract: | With the launch of the German Aerospace Agency's (DLR) Modular Opto-electronic Scanner (MOS) sensor on board the Indian Remote
Sensing satellite (IRS-P3) launched by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in March 1996, 13 channel multi-spectral
data in the range of 408 to 1010 nm at high radiometric resolution, precision, and with narrow spectral bands have been available
for a variety of land, atmospheric and oceanic studies. We found that these data are best for validation of radiative transfer
model and the corresponding code developed by one of the authors at Space Applications Centre, and called ATMRAD (abbreviated
for ATMospheric RADiation). Once this model/code is validated, it can be used for retrieving information on tropospheric aerosols
over ocean or land. This paper deals with two clear objectives, viz.,
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Validation of ATMRAD model/code using MOS data and synchronously measured atmospheric data, and if found performing well,
then to
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derive relationship between MOS radiances and Aerosol Optical Thickness (AOT).
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The data validation procedure essentially involves
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•near-synchronous measurements of columnar aerosol optical thickness and altitude profiles of aerosol concentration using
ground-based multi-filter solar radiometers and Argon-ion Lidar, respectively and
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•computation of the top-of-the-atmosphere (TOA) radiances from a low reflecting target (near clear water reservoir in the
present study) using the ATMRAD model.
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The results show that the model performance is satisfactory and a relationship between the spectral parameters of MOS radiances
and aerosol optical thickness can be established. In this communication, we present the details of the experiments conducted,
database, validation of the ATMRAD model and development of the relationship between AOT and MOS radiance. |
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| Keywords: | Land aerosols spectral signatures remote sensing IRS-P3 MOS data |
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