Estimation of black carbon emissions from Siberian fires using satellite observations of absorption and extinction optical depths

Konovalov, Igor B.; Lvova, Daria A.; Beekmann, Matthias; Jethva, Hiren; Mikhailov, Eugene F.; Paris, Jean-Daniel; Belan, Boris D.; Kozlov, Valerii S.; Ciais, Philippe; Andreae, Meinrat O.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-14889-2018

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17 Oct 2018

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| 17 Oct 2018

Estimation of black carbon emissions from Siberian fires using satellite observations of absorption and extinction optical depths

Igor B. Konovalov, Daria A. Lvova, Matthias Beekmann, Hiren Jethva, Eugene F. Mikhailov, Jean-Daniel Paris, Boris D. Belan, Valerii S. Kozlov, Philippe Ciais, and Meinrat O. Andreae

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-14889-2018-supplement

Data sets

OMI/Aura Near UV Aerosol Optical Depth and Single Scattering Albedo 1-orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V003, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC) O. O. Torres https://doi.org/10.5067/Aura/OMI/DATA2004

Collection-6 Aqua Product Descriptions: MYD04_L2 R. Levy and C. Hsu https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD04_L2.006

MOD14 MODIS/Terra Thermal Anomalies/Fire 5-Min L2 Swath 1km V006~[Data set] L. Giglio and C. Justice https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD14.006

MYD14 MODIS/Aqua Thermal Anomalies/Fire 5-Min L2 Swath 1km V006~[Data set] L. Giglio and C. Justice https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD14.006

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A good knowledge of black carbon (BC) emissions from open biomass burning (BB) is an important prerequisite for reliable climate predictions, especially in the Arctic. This paper introduces a method to constrain a regional budget of BB BC emissions using satellite measurements of the absorption and extinction optical depths and evaluates its potential application in a large Siberian region.