Aerosol Size Distributions Obtained by Inversions of Spectral Optical Depth Measurements

Particle size distributions of Mount Etna's aerosol plume constrained by Sun photometry

“…At large integration limits the smoothing matrix used in the inversion [King, 1982] make the separate modes indistinguishable. The limits chosen in this study (0.1 and 5.0 gm) were based on proven smoothness and stability rejection criteria [King et al, 1978;King, 1982].…”

Atmospheric Turbidity and Aerosol Size Distribution in Winter at Tsukuba: Effects of the Eruption of E1 Chichon

“…Accurate spectral measurements of the optical thickness both for stratospheric and tropospheric aerosols are efficient means of and highly desirable in constructing reasonable optical models of aerosols. Yamamoto and Tanaka (1969) and King et al (1978). They The wavelength range of input data *a(*)…”

“…By measuring attenuation of the direct solar beam at selected wavelengths, it is possible to estimate spectral distributions of the aerosol optical thickness as well as aerosol size distributions (King et al, 1978;Yamamoto and Tanaka, 1969). Spectral measurements of the directly transmitted solar radiation have been conducted using a spectro-pyrheliometer at the MRI (Meteorological Research Institute) at Tsukuba (36.1*N, 140.1 * E) on cloud-free days in three winter seasons between October 1980 and March 1983.…”

Characteristics of the spatial distribution and yearly variation of aerosol optical depth over China in last 30 years

“…However, it is not feasible to achieve the detailed spatial and temporal distribution of aerosols because of the scarcity of the direct observational data of aerosols. Hence, in addition to enhancement of field observation campaign, many scientists have made great effort to derive aerosol information from long history of other recorded meteorological data, such as solar radiation [King et al, 1978;Vasilyev et al, 1995;dacovides et al, 1996;Qiu, 1997;Marenco et al, 1997;Qiu, 1998;Gueyrnard, 1998]. Considering that large-scale direct aerosol observation is infeasible at present and even in the near future, indirectly retrieving aerosol information from other data is quite practicable.…”