Cloud, Aerosol, and Radiative Properties Over the Western North Atlantic Ocean.

ABSTRACT: This study examines the atmospheric properties of weather states (WSs) derived from the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project over the Western North Atlantic Ocean. In particular, radiation and aerosol data corresponding to two sites in the study domain, Pennsylvania State University and Bermuda, were examined to characterize the atmospheric properties of the various satellite-derived WSs. At both sites, the fair weather WS was most prevalent, followed by the cirrus WS. Differences in the seasonality of the various WSs were observed at the two sites. Fractional sky cover and effective shortwave cloud transmissivity derived from ground-based radiation measurements were able to capture differences among the satellite-derived WSs. Speciated aerosol optical thicknesses (AOT) from t

SUBMITTER: Braun RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8350933 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature