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SAFARI 2000 Airborne Sunphotometer Aerosol Optical Depth and Water Vapor Data
The NASA Ames Airborne Tracking 14-channel Sunphotometer (AATS-14) was operated successfully aboard the University of Washington CV-580 for 24 data flights during the dry-season airborne campaign from August 13 to September 25, 2000. Flights originated from Pietersburg, South Africa; Kasane, Botswana; and Walvis Bay, Namibia. The AATS-14 instrument measures the transmission of the direct solar beam at 14 discrete wavelengths (350-1558 nm) from which we derived spectral aerosol optical depths (AOD) and columnar water vapor (CWV). Flying at different altitudes over a fixed location allows derivation of layer AOD and CWV. Data taken during vertical profiles allows derivation of aerosol extinction and water vapor density.
Complete Metadata
| bureauCode |
[ "026:00" ] |
|---|---|
| identifier | 10.3334/ORNLDAAC/643 |
| landingPage | https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=ames_sunphotometer_643&ac=true |
| programCode |
[ "026:000" ] |
| spatial | [[{"WestBoundingCoordinate":11.0,"NorthBoundingCoordinate":-14.0,"EastBoundingCoordinate":36.0,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":-26.0}],"CARTESIAN"] |
| temporal | 2000-08-14/2000-08-14 |
| theme |
[ "Earth Science" ] |
