Seasonal Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) variability using satellite data and its comparison over Saudi Arabia for the period 2002–2013

• Main Authors: Md. Arfan Ali, Mazen Assiri, Ramzah Dambul
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: AAGR Aerosol and Air Quality Research 2017
• Subjects: DS201-248 Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia; QC851-999 Meteorology. Climatology Including the earth's atmosphere
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30537/1/Seasonal%20Aerosol%20Optical%20Depth%20%28AOD%29%20variability%20using%20satellite%20data%20and%20its%20comparison%20over%20Saudi%20Arabia%20for%20the%20period%202002%E2%80%932013_FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30537/3/Seasonal%20Aerosol%20Optical%20Depth%20%28AOD%29%20variability%20using%20satellite%20data%20and%20its%20comparison%20over%20Saudi%20Arabia%20for%20the%20period%202002%E2%80%932013%20ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30537/; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316601475_Seasonal_Aerosol_Optical_Depth_AOD_Variability_Using_Satellite_Data_and_its_Comparison_over_Saudi_Arabia_for_the_Period_2002-2013; https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.2016.11.0492

This study analyzes the spatiotemporal variations of seasonal Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Deep Blue (DB) AOD at 550 nm from the Aqua satellite over Saudi Arabia for the period 2002‒2013. Satellite retrieved AOD is also compared with AERONET AOD over the Solar Village and KA...