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ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATICS GEOINFORMATION PRODUCTS B ROCKMANN C ONSULT MTR * ESTEC* 21.10.2010 1 VRAME (Verticaly Resolved Aerosol Model for Europe from a Synergy of EARLINET and AERONET data) Introduction
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ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATICS GEOINFORMATION PRODUCTS B ROCKMANN C ONSULT MTR * ESTEC* 21.10.2010 2 VRAME Goals Improvements in atmospheric correction for VIS-NIR imagers Support for atmospheric monitoring Support for climate research
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ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATICS GEOINFORMATION PRODUCTS B ROCKMANN C ONSULT MTR * ESTEC* 21.10.2010 3 VRAME as a Leading Edge Technology Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Project Development and demonstration of atmospheric modeling expertise Fostering innovation through cooperation – SME (Brockmann Consult) and – research organization (Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research)
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ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATICS GEOINFORMATION PRODUCTS B ROCKMANN C ONSULT MTR * ESTEC* 21.10.2010 4 VRAME as a Leading Edge Technology Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Project Support to ESA in advancing exploitation of current & future EO missions – MERIS-ENVISAT implementation – Sentinels – Earth Explorers
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ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATICS GEOINFORMATION PRODUCTS B ROCKMANN C ONSULT MTR * ESTEC* 21.10.2010 5 VRAME as a Leading Edge Technology Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Project Feasibility studies and software adaptation – atmospheric correction – atmospheric monitoring Validation through sensitivity studies and testing
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ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATICS GEOINFORMATION PRODUCTS B ROCKMANN C ONSULT MTR * ESTEC* 21.10.2010 6 VRAME novel elements Vertically and spectrally resolved aerosol optical & microphysical properties Aerosol modeling from systematic ground observations Combination of lidar and sun- photometer measurements
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ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATICS GEOINFORMATION PRODUCTS B ROCKMANN C ONSULT MTR * ESTEC* 21.10.2010 7 VRAME novel elements Examination of absorbing aerosols, including non-spherical dust types Potential for aerosol profile identification at the TOA Recommendations for aerosol remote sensing
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ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATICS GEOINFORMATION PRODUCTS B ROCKMANN C ONSULT VRAME MTR * ESTEC* 21.10.2010 8 Non-Maritime Aerosols Large, optically thick plume of aerosols blown eastward over the North Atlantic Ocean. The aerosol plume is the regional haze produced by the industrialized northeastern United States. Image from TERRA MODIS on May 4, 2001
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ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATICS GEOINFORMATION PRODUCTS B ROCKMANN C ONSULT VRAME MTR * ESTEC* 21.10.2010 9 Eyjafjallajoekull volcano eruption 20 April 2010 oceanic chlorophyll-a concentration AOT(865nm) Non-Maritime Aerosols
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B ROCKMANN C ONSULT S NOW R ADIANCE Portugal fires 21 August 2005 Saharan dust 21 August 2005 oceanic chlorophyll-a concentration oceanic chlorophyll-a concentration aerosol optical thickness (865nm) VRAME aerosols imaged by MERIS aerosol optical thickness (865nm)
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B ROCKMANN C ONSULT S NOW R ADIANCE Dust and pollution 31 August 2003 Fires in Greece 22 August 2009 oceanic chlorophyll-a concentration oceanic chlorophyll-a concentration AOT(865nm) aerosol optical thickness (865nm) VRAME aerosols imaged by MERIS
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ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATICS GEOINFORMATION PRODUCTS B ROCKMANN C ONSULT 12 Column aerosol properties extrapolation of lidar vertical profiles down to the ground and to other wavelengths 3β 355,532,1064nm + 2α 355,532nm + δ 532nm (super sites) 3β + 1α + δ (high performance sites) 1β (basic sites) Vertically resolved aerosols Non-maritime aerosol database 1.Representative 1-2 examples for each aerosol type 2.MERIS wavelengths 3.Aerosol microphysical and optical properties: extinction coefficient single scattering albedo phase function asymmetry parameter 4.Radiative transfer results 1.Aerosol layer determination 2.Aerosol source, type and age 3.Mean microphysical and optical properties per layer Marine aerosol Mineral dust Polluted/mixed dust Polluted continental / anthropogenic pollution / urban aerosol Continental background / clean continental / rural aerosol Biomass burning / smoke aerosol Volcanic aerosol Aerosol LUTs for MERIS MERIS wavelengths and geometries RT Sensitivity studies Benefits at TOA radiances 1.Retrieving aerosol types? 2.Separating all new types? 3.Using the vertical structure? Differentiation at the TOA maritime and non-maritime models MEGS 1.Implementation 2.Validation in coastal waters
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ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATICS GEOINFORMATION PRODUCTS B ROCKMANN C ONSULT MTR * ESTEC* 21.10.2010 13 Work Packages
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ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATICS GEOINFORMATION PRODUCTS B ROCKMANN C ONSULT MTR * ESTEC* 21.10.2010 14 Work Packages
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ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATICS GEOINFORMATION PRODUCTS B ROCKMANN C ONSULT VRAME MTR * ESTEC* 21.10.2010 15 VRAME Current Status
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ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATICS GEOINFORMATION PRODUCTS B ROCKMANN C ONSULT MTR * ESTEC* 21.10.2010 16
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