The AERONET network: atmospheric aerosol research in Ukraine
Abstract
The AERONET network is one of the most developed ground-based networks for aerosol monitoring. Solar radiance extinction, aureole brightness and sky light polarization measurements are used by the AERONET inversion retrieval algorithm to derive a variety of aerosol particle properties and parameters that are important for estimations of aerosol influences on air quality and climate change. In 2008 the AERONET has been extended in Ukraine: in addition to Sevastopol site (operated since 2006) the sunphotometer CIMEL CE318-2 has been installed at Kyiv site. New generation of sunphotometer (CE318N) has been used widely since 2011 in various sites of Ukraine as mobile station together with portable sunphotometer Microtops II. This article presents a short description of the AERONET, its development in Ukraine and prospects for future atmospheric research.
- Publication:
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Bulletin of Ukrainian Earth Orientation Parameters Laboratory
- Pub Date:
- December 2013
- Bibcode:
- 2013BUEOP...8...95M
- Keywords:
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- geodesy;
- space geodynamics;
- instrumentation