Optical Properties of Atmospheric Aerosol over the Black Sea from May 2006 to September 2007
D.V. Yakovleva and G.A. Tolkachenko
Maritime Hydrophysics Institute,
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,
2, Kapitanskaya St., Sevastopol 99011, Ukraine
Abstract
Measurements of the spectral aerosol optical depth (AOD), moisture content and Angstrom parameter were carried out in Sevastopol under the AERONET program. The graphs and histograms of the Angstrom parameter versus the moisture content and AOD were analyzed, and the spectral dependency of AOD was plotted. All measurements are presented in the plots and tables. Daily and monthly average characteristics of general parameters are described. Results allow one to reveal regional features of optical properties of atmospheric aerosol and their temporal variability over the Black Sea in the Sevastopol region.
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