Constraining the relationships between aerosol height, aerosol optical depth and total column trace gas measurements using remote sensing and models
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Published:2020-12-11
Issue:23
Volume:20
Page:15401-15426
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ISSN:1680-7324
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Container-title:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Atmos. Chem. Phys.
Author:
Wang Shuo, Cohen Jason BlakeORCID, Lin Chuyong, Deng Weizhi
Abstract
Abstract. Proper quantification of the aerosol vertical height is
essential to constrain the atmospheric distribution and lifetime of
aerosols, as well as their impact on the environment. We use globally
distributed, daily averaged measurements of aerosol stereo heights of fire
aerosols from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) to understand the aerosol distribution. We also connect
these results with a simple plume rise model and a new multi-linear
regression model approach based on daily measurements of NO2 from OMI and CO from MOPITT to understand and model the global aerosol vertical height profile over biomass burning regions. First, plumes associated with the local dry-burning season at midlatitudes to high latitudes frequently have a substantial fraction lofted into the free troposphere and in some cases even the stratosphere. Second, plumes mainly associated with less-polluted regions in developing countries and heavily forested areas tend to stay closer to the ground, although they are not always uniformly distributed throughout the boundary layer. Third, plumes associated with more serious loadings of pollution (such as in Africa, Southeast Asia and northeast China) tend to have a substantial amount of smoke transported uniformly through the planetary boundary layer and up to around 3 km. Fourth, the regression model approach yields a better ability to reproduce the measured heights compared to the plume rise model approach. This improvement is based on a removal of the negative bias observed from the plume model approach, as well as a better ability to work under more heavily polluted conditions. However, over many regions, both approaches fail, requiring deeper work to understand the physical, chemical and dynamical reasons underlying the failure over these regions.
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
Subject
Atmospheric Science
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