Aerosol optical depth (AOD) is widely recognized as a critical indicator in understanding
atmospheric physics and regional air quality because of its capability for quantifying aerosol …

Tropical, temperate, and boreal forests are critical components of the climate system, and
the ecosystem services they provide are essential for our society (Bonan et al., 1992, Bonan …

We document and evaluate the aerosol schemes as implemented in the physical and Earth
system models, the Global Coupled 3.1 configuration of the Hadley Centre Global …

Satellite instruments provide a vantage point for studying aerosol loading consistently over
different regions of the world. However, the typical lifetime of a single satellite platform is on …

Producing a global and comprehensive description of atmospheric aerosols requires
integration of ground-based, airborne, satellite and model datasets. Due to its complexity …

The retrieval of aerosol properties from satellite observations provides their spatial
distribution over a wide area in cloud-free conditions. As such, they complement ground …

Satellite-derived aerosol products provide long-term and large-scale observations for
analysing aerosol distributions and variations, climate-scale aerosol simulations, and …

Recent years have seen the increasing inclusion of per-retrieval prognostic (predictive)
uncertainty estimates within satellite aerosol optical depth (AOD) data sets, providing users …

Abstract The Earth Explorer mission Earth Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation Explorer
(EarthCARE) will not only provide profile information on aerosols but also deliver a …

Understanding long-term variations in aerosol loading is essential for evaluating the health
and climate effects of airborne particulates as well as the effectiveness of pollution control …