AEROSOL OPTICAL THICKNESS RETRIEVAL OVER LAND: THE ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION BASED ON THE MERIS L2 REFLECTANCE

摘要

The MERIS L2 reflectance of the data product requires over land surface an atmospheric correction for the aerosol effect. For this purpose the determination of aerosol optical thickness will be done by the BAER (Bremen AErosol Retrieval) approach, modified for this type of data product. Validation and application of the retrieval of spectral aerosol optical thickness and its application for the determination of atmospherically corrected spectral surface reflectance will be demonstrated.