AEROCAN support for Activity 4 (Implications of Measurements on Simulations of Atmospheric Processes and Climate) N. T. O'Neill, S. Hesaraki, Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada Norm O'Neill, NETCARE workshop, U. of Toronto, Nov. 19, 2013
AEROCAN (Canadian Sunphotometer Network) Resolute Bay Saturna Island Bratt’s Lake Waskesiu Churchill Kuujjuarapik Halifax Sherbrooke Egbert Pickle Lake Fort McKay & McMurray Kelowna Chapais Eureka (PEARL, OPAL) Toronto Yellowknife Iqaluit Sable Island Lethbridge
NSHSRL MMCR CRL, AMS MMCR KARL Polar summer sites AERONET AEROCAN / AERONET Polar summer
NSHSRL MMCR CRL, AMS MMCR KARL Starphotometers Moonphotometers Polar winter sites Polar winter
Sampling of Oleg’s PSD inversions What parameters do we compare with the models?
These results about a factor of 2 larger than modeling values used in recent publications or about a factor of 5.5 larger in terms of (per particle) backscatter cross section.
Pan-Arctic AOD Climatology Barrow-NOAA Barrow-AERONET PEARL OPAL Thule Resolute Bay Alert Hornsund Ny-Alesund Kangerlussuaq Saha et al., 2013
MODIS July 8, 2002 FMC
Cloud screening 9
10 Cloud screening (EUR: Mar 10, 2011)
11 Cloud screening (EUR: Mar 13, 2011)