International Radagast experiment in Niamey, Niger: Changes and drivers of atmospheric radiation balance

Evgueni Kassianov; Sally A. McFarlane; James Barnard; Connor Flynn; Anthony Slingo; Nazim Bharmal; Gary Robinson; David Turner; Mark Miller; Thomas Ackerman; Ron Miller

doi:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3117040

International Radagast experiment in Niamey, Niger: Changes and drivers of atmospheric radiation balance

Evgueni Kassianov, Sally A. McFarlane, James Barnard, Connor Flynn, Anthony Slingo, Nazim Bharmal, Gary Robinson, David Turner, Mark Miller, Thomas Ackerman, Ron Miller

School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science

Rutgers, The State University

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Abstract

Recently, the unique capabilities of the African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis (AMMA) Experiment, the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Mobile Facility (AMF), the Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (GERB) instrument, and the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI) were combined effectively as part of a large international project: the Radiative Atmospheric Divergence using AMF, GERB data and AMMA Stations (RADAGAST), which took place in Niamey, Niger, in 2006. Important objectives of RADAGAST include (1) estimates of the radiative fluxes and divergence across the atmosphere, and (2) analysis of related meteorological and thermodynamical variables. In this study, we outline results of this project. Also, we show retrievals of aerosol properties from spectrally resolved solar measurements, the simulated and observed radiative fluxes at the surface, and outline factors that control the magnitude and variability of aerosol and radiative properties.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	537-540
Number of pages	4
Journal	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	1100
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3117040
State	Published - 2009
Event	International Radiation Symposium, IRS 2008 - Foz do Iguacu, Brazil Duration: Aug 3 2008 → Aug 8 2008

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Aerosol properties
Radiative fluxes
Satellite and surface observations

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