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Aerosol Mass Concentration

Other Names

Aerosol Concentration, Aerosol Density

Definition

It is a measure of aerosol density.
The columnar aerosol mass concentration (μgm/cm2 ) is the total aerosols mass in a vertical column of atmosphere.

Applications

(1) Atmospheric correction of remotely sensed surface features (5) Air Quality
(2) Monitoring of sources and sinks of aerosols (6) Health and Environment
(3) Monitoring of volcanic eruptions and forest fire (7) Earth Radiation Budget
(4) Radiative Transfer Model (8) Climate Change

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