Remote Sensing and Observation of the Optical Properties of Aerosols
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Aerosols".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 July 2023) | Viewed by 2066
Special Issue Editors
Interests: aerosol optical and physical properties; aerosol radiative forcing; biomass burning aerosols; satellite retrieval of aerosol and trace gas
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Interests: aerosol radiative properties; comparison of surface level and column integrated aerosol optical properties; direct and indirect impact of aerosols; long range transport of aerosols; remote sensing of aerosols
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Understanding aerosols' role in Earth's energy budget is crucial to predicting and mitigating climate change since aerosol optical characteristics, scattering, and absorption affect Earth's energy budget. Natural sources such as dust and sea salt and human-made sources such as vehicle emissions and industrial processes contribute to aerosols. As a direct result of aerosol–radiation interactions, aerosols have an immediate radiative effect on their interaction with them. As absorbing aerosols absorb solar radiation, they warm the atmosphere while a scattering of light cools the planet by enhancing the amount of sunlight reflected in space. Solar radiation scattering can reduce the amount of solar energy reaching the surface. The indirect effects of atmospheric aerosols relate to how they interact with clouds. Cloud droplet size and lifetime are affected by aerosols, which can act as condensation nuclei in clouds. As a result, clouds' reflectivity (albedo) and the amount of solar radiation reflected into space can be affected. Thus, the Earth's energy budget is affected by the type and concentration of aerosols as well as the properties of clouds.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to bring together scientists using ground- and satellite-based remote sensing techniques and direct observations at the surface to study aerosols' optical properties. The Special Issue also illustrates surface-level and column-integrated aerosol optical properties and the influence of local air pollution sources and long-range aerosol transport on aerosol optical properties.
Dr. Madhu Gyawali
Dr. Rudra P. Aryal
Dr. Yadav Pandit
Guest Editors
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