Dataset used for PARASOL/GRASP aerosol products validation with AERONET and comparison with MODIS

Dataset used for PARASOL/GRASP aerosol products validation with AERONET and comparison with MODIS 

1. PARASOL/GRASP vs. AERONET for 2005-2013

• AOD at 443, 490, 550, 565, 670, 865 and 1020 nm
• AE (440/870)
• AODF and AODC at 550 nm
• SSA at 440, 675, 870, and 1020 nm
• AAOD at 550 nm

2. PARASOL/GRASP, PARASOL/Operational, MODIS (DT, DB and MAIAC) vs. AERONET for year 2008

• AOD 550 nm
• AE (440/670) and AE (440/870)
• AODF and AODC 550 nm

3. Inter-comparison of daily 0.1 degree grided PARASOL and MODIS aerosol products for year 2008

• Daily 0.1 x 0.1 degree grided PARASOL and MODIS AOD 550 nm for 2008
  • PARASOL/HP; PARASOL/Models; MODIS/DT; MODIS/DB; MODIS/MAIAC

Please follow the data policy of each data source:

PARASOL/GRASP: GRASP-OPEN (https://www.grasp-open.com/products/)

PARASOL/Operational: ICARE (http://www.icare.univ-lille1.fr)

MODIS/DT and DB C6 MYD04_L2: ICARE (http://www.icare.univ-lille1.fr)

MODIS/MAIAC MAC19A2: NASA LAADS (https://ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov)

AERONET: http://www.aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov

Details can be found in manuscript:

Chen, C., O. Dubovik, D. Fuertes, P. Litvinov, T. Lapyonok, A. Lopatin, F. Ducos, Y. Derimian, M. Herman, D. Tanré, L. A. Remer, A. Lyapustin, A. M. Sayer, R. C. Levy, N. C. Hsu, J. Descloitres, L. Li, B. Torres, Y. Karol, M. Herrera, M. Herreras., M. Aspetsberger, M. Wanzenboeck, L. Bindreiter, D. Marth, A. Hangler, and Federspiel C., Validation of GRASP algorithm product from POLDER/PARASOL data and assessment of multi-angular polarimetry potential for aerosol monitoring, submitted to ESSD, https://essd.copernicus.org/preprints/essd-2020-224/, 2020.