Aerosol and Particulate Matter
This data set provides observational records of aerosol properties obtained from observations collected by various satellite instruments. Aerosols are minor constituents of the atmosphere by mass, but critical components in terms of impact on climate. Aerosols influence the global radiation balance directly by scattering and absorbing radiation, and indirectly through influencing cloud reflectivity, cloud cover and cloud lifetime.
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Summary Specification:
1 degree x 1 degree, EPSG:4326, Daily, 1995 onwards
Obtaining the data:
The data can be obtained from CEDA:
https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/17d83baf50a644d89a4fb78ca6cccec1
Citation(s):
Pearson, K.; North, P. (2025): EOCIS: Swansea University Global Aerosol Optical Depth products from the Along-Track Scanning Radiometers and Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometers. NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, 11 February 2025. doi:10.5285/17d83baf50a644d89a4fb78ca6cccec1.
License(s):
Copernicus license, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0)