Articles | Volume 19, issue 24
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-15583-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-15583-2019
Technical note
 | 
19 Dec 2019
Technical note |  | 19 Dec 2019

Technical note: A simple method for retrieval of dust aerosol optical depth with polarized reflectance over oceans

Wenbo Sun, Yongxiang Hu, Rosemary R. Baize, Gorden Videen, Sungsoo S. Kim, Young-Jun Choi, Kyungin Kang, Chae Kyung Sim, Minsup Jeong, Ali Omar, Snorre A. Stamnes, David G. MacDonnell, and Evgenij Zubko

Related authors

A method to retrieve super-thin cloud optical depth over ocean background with polarized sunlight
W. Sun, R. R. Baize, G. Videen, Y. Hu, and Q. Fu
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11909–11918, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11909-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11909-2015, 2015
Short summary
Deriving polarization properties of desert-reflected solar spectra with PARASOL data
W. Sun, R. R. Baize, C. Lukashin, and Y. Hu
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 7725–7734, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-7725-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-7725-2015, 2015
Modeling polarized solar radiation from the ocean–atmosphere system for CLARREO inter-calibration applications
W. Sun and C. Lukashin
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 10303–10324, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-10303-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-10303-2013, 2013

Related subject area

Subject: Aerosols | Research Activity: Remote Sensing | Altitude Range: Troposphere | Science Focus: Physics (physical properties and processes)
Retrieval of microphysical properties of dust aerosols from extinction, backscattering and depolarization lidar measurements using various particle scattering models
Yuyang Chang, Qiaoyun Hu, Philippe Goloub, Thierry Podvin, Igor Veselovskii, Fabrice Ducos, Gaël Dubois, Masanori Saito, Anton Lopatin, Oleg Dubovik, and Cheng Chen
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 25, 6787–6821, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-6787-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-6787-2025, 2025
Short summary
Fluorescence spectra of atmospheric aerosols
Jens Reichardt, Felix Lauermann, and Oliver Behrendt
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 25, 5857–5892, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-5857-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-5857-2025, 2025
Short summary
Invisible aerosol layers: improved lidar detection capabilities by means of laser-induced aerosol fluorescence
Benedikt Gast, Cristofer Jimenez, Albert Ansmann, Moritz Haarig, Ronny Engelmann, Felix Fritzsch, Athena A. Floutsi, Hannes Griesche, Kevin Ohneiser, Julian Hofer, Martin Radenz, Holger Baars, Patric Seifert, and Ulla Wandinger
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 25, 3995–4011, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-3995-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-3995-2025, 2025
Short summary
Wildfires heat the middle troposphere over the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau during the peak of fire season
Qiaomin Pei, Chuanfeng Zhao, Yikun Yang, Annan Chen, Zhiyuan Cong, Xin Wan, Haotian Zhang, and Guangming Wu
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1172,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1172, 2025
Short summary
Characterization of aerosol optical depth (AOD) anomalies in September and October 2022 over Skukuza in South Africa
Marion Ranaivombola, Nelson Bègue, Lucas Vaz Peres, Farahnaz Fazel-Rastgar, Venkataraman Sivakumar, Gisèle Krysztofiak, Gwenaël Berthet, Fabrice Jegou, Stuart Piketh, and Hassan Bencherif
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 25, 3519–3540, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-3519-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-3519-2025, 2025
Short summary

Cited articles

Buriez, J. C., Vanbauce, C., Parol, F., Goloub, P., Herman, M., Bonnel, B., Fouquart, Y., Couvert, P., and Sèze, G.: Cloud detection and derivation of cloud properties from POLDER, Int. J. Remote Sens., 18, 2785–2813, 1997. 
Deschamps, P. Y., Breon, F.-M., Leroy, M., Podaire, A., Bricaud, A., Buriez, J.-C., and Sèze, G.: The POLDER mission: Instrument characteristics and scientific objectives, IEEE T. Geosci. Remote, 32, 598–615, 1994. 
Herman, M., Deuze, J. L., Devaux, C., Goluob, P., Breon, F. M., and Tanre, D.: Remote sensing of aerosols over land surfaces including polarization measurements and application to polder measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 17039–17050, 1997. 
Kaufman, Y. J., Wald, A. E., Remer, L. A., Gao, B. C., Li, R. R., and Flynn, L.: The modis 2.1 µm channel correlation with visible reflectances for use in remote sensing of aerosol, IEEE T. Geosci. Remote, 350, 1286–1298, 1997. 
Download
Short summary
Dusts have a significant impact on climate and environment. Detecting dust using satellite instruments is generally conducted by measuring at multiple observation angles due to the uncertainty of the surface reflection. This report shows that the degree of polarization of reflected light can be used for retrieving the optical depth of dust at backscatter angles only, regardless of surface conditions. This simple method is suitable for surveying dust aerosols over oceans with low-cost satellites.
Share
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint