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SMEX02 Atmospheric Aerosol Optical Properties Data, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0239

Overview

This data set consists of observations of atmospheric parameters, and were collected by the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) program, a federation of ground-based remote sensing aerosol networks composed of automatic sun and sky scanning radiometers.
Parameter(s):
AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESSAEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIESAEROSOL RADIANCEPRECIPITABLE WATERPRECIPITATION RATEVISIBLE RADIANCE
Platform(s):
GROUND STATIONS
Sensor(s):
AEROSOL MONITOR, AEROSOL/CLOUD PARTICLE SIZER, RADIOMETERS, SPECTRORADIOMETERS
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
19 June 2002 to 18 July 2002
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
56
S:
-41
E:
-92.11
W:
-92.45
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
NSIDC does not archive or provide citation guidance for these data.