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Satellite (GOSAT-2 CAI-2) retrieval and surface (ARFINET) observations of aerosol black carbon over India
Mukunda M. Gogoi
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Space Physics Laboratory, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation,
Thiruvananthapuram 695-022, India
S. Suresh Babu
Space Physics Laboratory, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation,
Thiruvananthapuram 695-022, India
Ryoichi Imasu
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo,
Chiba 277-8568, Japan
Makiko Hashimoto
Earth Observation Research Center,
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Ibaraki 305-8505, Japan
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Considering the climate warming potential of atmospheric black carbon (BC), satellite-based retrieval is a novel idea. This study highlights the regional distribution of BC based on observations by the Cloud and Aerosol Imager-2 on board the GOSAT-2 satellite and near-surface measurements of BC in ARFINET. The satellite retrieval fairly depicts the regional and seasonal features of BC over the Indian region, which are similar to those recorded by surface observations.
Considering the climate warming potential of atmospheric black carbon (BC), satellite-based...
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