Annual observation and analysis of aerosol optical properties in Tianjin coastland

Seasonal variation of the Tianjin coastal atmospheric aerosol opticalproperties are important for improving the atmosphere correction precision of marinesatellite and learning the environment of the boundary between the Bohai Sea and theland. In this paper, the aerosol optical data of Tianjin coastal area from April 2010 toMay 2011 were observed by using the CE317 Solar Photometer, and the aerosol opticalproperties were analyzed. The results show that: Aerosol Optical Thickness (AOT)spectra are basically in accord with Angstrom relationship; there are three basic typesof AOT daily variations, which are rising type, levelling type, and declining type; inTianjin Coastland, the mean value of AOT is highest in autumn, which is 0.686. Thevalue is lower in spring and summer, and hits the lowest point in winter. Angstromexponent α increases successively from spring, summer, autumn to winter. Due to thedusty, the angstrom exponent α in spring is lowest, the mean of which is 0.854.Compared with Qingdao Coastland, the atmospheric aerosol optical properties presentcharacteristics of regionality.

Investigation of Atmospheric Turbidity at Ghardaa (Algeria) Using Both Ground Solar Irradiance Measurements and Space Data

Four radiometric models are compared to study the Angstr?m turbidity coefficient over Gharda?a (Algeria). Five years of global irradiance measurements and space data recorded with MODIS are used to estimate . The models are referenced as for Dogniaux’s method, for Louche’s method, for Pinazo’s method, for Gueymard’s method and by for MODIS data. The results showed that and are very close as the couple and . values are between them. Results showed also that all Angstr?m coefficient curves have the same annual trend with maximum and minimum values respectively in summer and winter months. Annual mean values of increased from 2005 to 2008 with a slight jump in 2007 except for . The city environment explains it since the urban aerosols predominate over all other types during this period. The jump in 2007 is attributed to the ozone layer thickness that undergoes the same behavior. Some models are then more sensitive to this atmospheric component than others. The occurrence frequency distribution showed that , , , and had their maximum recurrent values near 0.03, 0.07, 0.10, 0.09 and 0.02 respectively. The cumulative frequency distribution revealed also that and yielded maximum “clean to clear” conditions with respect to others while and had the minimum. The opposite was observed on the same pairs with regard to “clear to turbid” and “turbid to very turbid” conditions. Louche’s model gave middle values of sky conditions comparing to the other models.

Analysis of Atmospheric Turbidity in Clear Skies at Wuhan,Central China

The Angstr6m turbidity coefficient （β） and Linke turbidity factor （TL） are used to study the atmospheric conditions in Wuhan, Central China, using measureβd direct solar radiation during 2010-2011 in this study. The results show that annual mean β values generally increase from 0.28 in the morning to 0.35 at noon, and then decrease to 0.1 in the late afternoon during the day; annual mean TL generally varies from 3 to 7 in Central China. Both turbidity coefficients have maximum values in spring and summer, while minimum values are observed in winter months. It also reveals that β values show preponderance （52.8%） between 0.15 and 0.35, 78.1% of TL values are between 3.3 and 7.7, which can be compared with other sites around the world. Relationship between turbidity coefficients and main me- teorological parameters （humidity, temperature and wind direction） have been further investigated, it is discovered that the local aerosol concentrations, dust events in northern China and Southwest Monsoon from the Indian Ocean influences the β values in the study area.