Aerosol optical depth enhancement in partly cloudy conditions
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1. Atmospheric Science and Global Change Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352 2. Department of Atmospheric Science, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98095 3. Colorado State University, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Fort Collins, CO 80523 4. Air Resources Division, National Park Service Fort Collins, CO 80523 5. Western Regional Air Partnership, Western Governors’ Association, Fort Collins, CO 80523
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Aerosol optical depth increase in partly cloudy conditions
[1] Remote sensing observations of aerosol from surface and satellite instruments are extensively used for atmospheric and climate research. From passive sensors, the apparent cloud-free atmosphere in the vicinity of clouds often appears to be brighter than further away from the clouds, leading to an increase in the retrieved aerosol optical depth (t). Mechanisms contributing to this enhancemen...
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