SCIAMACHY Products

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product	made by	order	period	maturenessdocumentation, availability and content click on 'i' for explanation and criteria i				valvalidation status, click on 'i' for explanation i
product	made by	order	period	ADAlgorithm Document	PSDProduct Specification Document	AvData Availability	CProduct Content	valvalidation status, click on 'i' for explanation i
Absorbing Aerosol Index	KNMI		July 2002 to present					validated

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SCIAMACHY aerosol validation literature:

Validation of SCIAMACHY top-of-atmosphere reflectance for aerosol remote sensing using MERIS L1 data
W. von Hoyningen-Huene, A. A. Kokhanovsky, M. W. Wuttke, M. Buchwitz, S. Noël, K. Gerilowski, J. P. Burrows, B. Latter, R. Siddans, and B. J. Kerridge

Abstract/Article: Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 97–106, 2007
Method: MERIS L1 data

SCIAMACHY TOA Reflectance Correction Effects on Aerosol Optical Depth Retrieval
W. Di Nicolantonio, A. Cacciari, S. Scarpanti, G. Ballista, E. Morisi, R. Guzzi

Abstract/Article:	"Proc. of the First ‘Atmospheric Science Conference’, ESRIN, Frascati, Italy 8 – 12 May 2006 (ESA SP-628, July 2006)"
Method:	AERONET measurements (9 sites)

Three Years of Envisat Synergetic Aerosol Retrieval
T. Holzer-Popp and M. Schroedter-Homscheidt

Abstract/Article:	"Proc. of the First ‘Atmospheric Science Conference’, ESRIN, Frascati, Italy 8 – 12 May 2006 (ESA SP-628, July 2006)"
Method:	Groundbased AERONET sun photometer observations (43 sites)

First verification of SCIAMACHY's Absorbing Aerosol Index product
M. de Graaf, P. Stammes

Abstract/Article:	ESA Special Publication-531, August 2003
Method:	Verified by comparing level 2 operational AAI product with KNMI's AAI algorithm

SCIAMACHY Absorbing Aerosol Index: The scientific product compared to the operational product and TOMS data
M. de Graaf, L.G. Tilstra, P. Stammes

Abstract/Article:	ESA Special Publication-562, August 2004
Method:	Intercomparison between SCIAMACHY level 2 AAI product and TOMS AAI on the basis of a dust outbreak on 5 April 2004 over the Sahara

SCIAMACHY Absorbing Aerosol Index and the consequences of instrument degradation
L.G. Tilstra, M. de Graaf, S. Noel, I. Asben, P. Stammes

Abstract/Article: ESA Special Publication-642, February 2007
Method: Global mean analysis

SCIAMACHY Absorbing Aerosol Index - Calibration issues and global results from 2002-2004
M. de Graaf, P. Stammes

Abstract/Article:	Atmos. Chem. Phys. 5,2385-2394, 2005
Method:	Intercomparison: AAI is ompared to TOMS AAI data

Analysis of 5 years of SCIAMACHY Absorbing Aerosol Index data
L.G. Tilstra, M. de Graaf, I. Asben, P. Stammes

Abstract/Article:	ESA Special Publication SP-636, July 2007
Method:	Time series of reginal means / satellite intercomparison

Satellite observations of the seasonal cycles of absorbing aerosols in Africa related to the monsoon rainfall, 1995-2008
M. de Graaf, L.G. Tilstra, I. Aben, P. Stammes

Abstract/Article:	Atmos. Environm. 44, 10, 1274-1283, 2010
Method:	Comparison with precipitation data

Studying trends in aerosol presence using the Absorbing Aerosol Index derived from GOME-1, SCIAMACHY, and GOME-2
L.G. Tilstra, M. de Graaf, O.N.E. Tuinder, R.J. van der A, P. Stammes

Abstract/Article:	Proc. EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference 2011, EUMETSAT P.59, ISBN 978-92-9110-093-4, 2011
Method:	Study of time series of AAI for several aerosol regions; comparison with GOME-1 and GOME-2; comparison with tropospheric NO2 data

In-flight degradation correction of SCIAMACHY UV reflectances and Absorbing Aerosol Index
L.G. Tilstra, M. de Graaf, I. Aben, P. Stammes

Abstract/Article:	J. Geophys. Res., vol 117, D06209, doi:10.1029/2011JD016957, 2012
Method:	In-flight degradation correction; study of time series; comparison with models