SATELLITE-DERIVED AEROSOL CLIMATE DATA RECORDS IN THE ESA AEROSOL_CCI PROJECT: FROM ERS-2, ENVISAT TO SENTINEL-3

摘要

With the focus of Sentinel-3 on ocean applications andrnservices, important parts of the payload are the Sea andrnLand Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) andrnthe Ocean Land Colour Instrument (OLCI). Apart fromrnOcean applications, these instruments are also veryrnimportant for atmospheric observations and inrnparticular for aerosol retrieval. This is the reason whyrnthe predecessor instruments AATSR and MERIS havernextensively been used in the ESA Climate ChangernInitiative project Aerosol_cci. In this contribution arnbrief overview of the current status of the Aerosol_ccirnproject is presented. Full-mission time series of ATSR-rn2 and AATSR have been processed to provide 17 yearsrnof global aerosol information. Selected examples ofrnrecent achievements are presented. The experiencernwith ATSR-2, AATSR and MERIS will be used torncontinue the current time series with SLSTR andrnOLCI.