J31 Data Workshop 9-10Mar05 Validation of Satellite Aerosol Optical Depth by AATS-14 during ICARTT 2004 NASA Ames Airborne Sunphotometer Team Presented by John Livingston SRI International
Jetstream-31 (J31) in INTEX-ITCT
Table of J31/satellite coincidences during ITCT 2004
ICARTT 2004 AATS-14/MODIS Coincidences Eight cases w/MODIS data July 12, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23; August 2, 8 ICARTT 2004 AATS-14/MISR Coincidences Four events July 20, 22, 29; August 7
MISR 20 July Moderate AODs Limited MISR data
J31 descent J31 ascent
Terra overpass: 1543 UT
Note: V16 MISR AODs > 0 are available only within blue box shown in earlier slide. These AATS-14 data are means for all AATS data points shown in previous slide. MISR V16
Note: These AATS-14 means only include those data points within the MISR blue box, as shown in earlier slide. MISR V16
J31 descent J31 ascent
MISR 29 July Moderate/large AODs AOD gradient
J31 ascent J31 descent
Terra overpass: 1537 UT AOD gradient (AATS)
MISR V15
MISR V16
J31 ascent J31 descent
MISR 7 Aug Small AODs AOD gradient DC-8 rendezvous
J31 ascent
Terra overpass: 1531 UT small AOD gradient (AATS)
MISR V15
MISR V16
MISR 22 July Moderate/large AODs small AOD gradient along J31 flight track but outside of MISR grid cell locations
J31 ascent J31 descent MISR grids
Terra overpass: 1531 UT small AOD gradient (AATS)
MISR V15
MISR V16
22 July: AATS/MISR/MODIS
small AOD gradient (AATS)
MODIS
ICARTT 2004 AATS-14/MODIS Coincidences Eight cases w/MODIS data July 12, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23; August 2, 8 MISR data also available for 22 July case
MODIS 12 July Moderate AODs AOD gradient along portion of J31 track
flight direction J31 descent J31 ascent
AOD gradient (AATS)
MODIS 16 July Moderate AODs Limited AATS retrievals
MODIS 17 July Small AODs Limited near surface AATS AOD retrievals
MODIS 21 July Moderate AODs AOD gradient along portion of J31 track
flight direction J31 descent J31 ascent
AOD gradient (AATS)
MODIS 23 July AOD gradient Large maximum AODs
flight direction
AOD gradient (AATS)
MODIS 2 Aug Large AOD gradient Moderate maximum AODs
flight direction J31 descent
AOD gradient (AATS) flight direction
MODIS 8 Aug J31 short longitudinal transect Small AODs AOD gradient near eastern end of track