Other Names
ω , ωo
Definition
It is a measure of the effectiveness of scattering relative to extinction for the light encountering the atmospheric aerosol particles.
In radiative transfer studies, single scattering albedo is the ratio of scattering optical depth to the total optical depth (scattering + extinction) of the atmosphere. It is a dimensionless quantity and ranges from 0 to 1.
Applications
| (1) Computation of Scattering Phase function | (3) Radiative Transfer Model |
| (2) Characterization of Aerosol Particles | (4) Earth Radiation Budget Study |
GES DISC Datasets
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Click on the corresponding 'Data access' links in the table below to access products containing specific parameter.
| Parameter | Units | Platform /Instrument | Data Products |
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| Begin Date | End Date | Data Access | Doc |
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| Aerosol Single Scattering Albedo over land and ocean at ground pixel resolution 13x24 km at nadir (Level-2) from near UV (OMAERUV) and multiwavelength Algorithms (OMAERO) | None | Aura/OMI | 2004-08-15 | Current | OMAERUV | Y |
| OMAERO | Y |
| Aerosol Single Scattering Albedo over land and ocean at ground pixel resolution binned spatially into global grids - Level-2G (0.25 deg lat/lon grids) | None | Aura/OMI | 2004-08-15 | Current | OMAERUVG | Y |
| OMAEROG | Y |
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Aerosol Single Scattering Albedo over land and ocean at ground pixel resolution globally gridded - Level- 3 (OMAERUVd: 0.25 deg lat/lon grids OMAEROe:1 deg lat/lon grids | None | Aura/OMI | 2004-08-15 | Current | OMAERUVd | Y |
| OMAEROe |
Other sources for data
Atmos Composition
