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Sunphotometer Aerosol Optical Depth and Ozone - Australian field sites

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Description

The acquisition of sunphotometer measurements are critical to capture vital data on atmospheric properties during airborne hyperspectral imaging campaigns as well as for measurements coinciding with the overpass of satellite sensors. The atmospheric properties measured are used in atmospheric correction of the remotely sensed image data. This data is primarily for input into atmospheric correction systems. It may also prove of use in validation of aerosol products such as MOD04 and the reflectance change method developed as part of CRC-SI project 4.1 which may be integrated into the Auscover 19 band reflectance product processing. It can also be used to check methods that produce water vapour directly from the data (SODA). The MicroTops instruments referred to here capture solar radiance data in 5 wavelengths which are used to extract information on aerosol optical thickness and water vapour content. These two key parameters of interest are used as inputs for the atmospheric correction of remotely sensed image data.
Credit
We at TERN acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians throughout Australia, New Zealand and all nations. We honour their profound connections to land, water, biodiversity and culture and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
The following organisations contributed to the data collection: Joint Remote Sensing Research Project, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Curtin University, University of Adelaide and CSIRO.
This work was funded by the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN), an Australian Government National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) project.
Purpose
Between 2011 and 2015, TERN Landscapes collected field, airborne hyperspectral and airborne LiDAR data coincidently from several locations across Australia (formally known as the AusCover Supersites) to be used for upscaling ground gathered observations, and to help calibrate satellite sensors passing overhead.

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Data Creation
MicroTops Sunphotometer Protocol: https://ternaus.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TERNSup/pages/2311553049/MicroTops+Sunphotometer+Protocol

Temporal coverage

From 1/1/2011 to 8/19/2015

Dates

Date modified

7/14/2014

Citation information

How to cite this collection:

Librarian, D. (2021): Sunphotometer Aerosol Optical Depth and Ozone - Australian field sites. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. (Dataset). https://portal.tern.org.au/metadata/23205

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This data can be accessed from the following websites
  • /attachment/0e70f55d-5bcd-4b85-a3c3-4ddf2a8db2f5/microtops_aod_shapefile_attributes.txt
  • /attachment/0e70f55d-5bcd-4b85-a3c3-4ddf2a8db2f5/microtops_ozone_shapefile_attributes.txt
  • TERN Field Data
  • MicroTops Ozone Instrument Files
  • MicroTops AOD Instrument Files
  • Data is also availalble at JRSRP Field Data Portal

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Point-of-truth metadata URL

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
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TERN services are provided on an "as-is" and "as available" basis. Users use any TERN services at their discretion and risk. They will be solely responsible for any damage or loss whatsoever that results from such use including use of any data obtained through TERN and any analysis performed using the TERN infrastructure.
Web links to and from external, third party websites should not be construed as implying any relationships with and/or endorsement of the external site or its content by TERN.

Please advise any work or publications that use this data via the online form at https://www.tern.org.au/research-publications/#reporting

Please cite this dataset as {Author} ({PublicationYear}). {Title}. {Version, as appropriate}. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. {Identifier}.

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Keywords

Parameters
  • air pressure (Millibar)
  • air temperature (Degree Celsius)
  • altitude (Metre)
  • solar zenith angle (Degree)
  • atmosphere optical thickness due to ambient aerosol (Unitless)
Instruments
  • SUN PHOTOMETERS
Data Resolution
  • < 1 meter
GCMD Science
  • VEGETATION COVER
  • ATMOSPHERE
  • AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
ANZSRC - FOR
  • Ecological applications
Topic Categories
  • Environment
  • Climatology/meteorology/atmosphere
User Defined
  • Microtops Sunphotometer

Additional information

AuthorsAuthors
  • Librarian, Data
Point of ContactPoint of Contact
  • Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
  • Farrell, Rebecca
PublisherPublisher
  • Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Distributor's OrganisationDistributor's Organisation
  • Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Data QualityData Quality
  • Data Quality Assessment Result:
    Some site specific issues relating to data quality may exist. Please see the site details are available on the JRSRP Field Data Portal or through the .csv Instrument Files provided on the data page.

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  • /attachment/0e70f55d-5bcd-4b85-a3c3-4ddf2a8db2f5/microtops_aod_shapefile_attributes.txt
  • /attachment/0e70f55d-5bcd-4b85-a3c3-4ddf2a8db2f5/microtops_ozone_shapefile_attributes.txt
  • TERN Field Data
  • MicroTops Ozone Instrument Files
  • MicroTops AOD Instrument Files
  • Data is also availalble at JRSRP Field Data Portal
Contacts
  • Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
  • Building 1019, 80 Meiers Rd
  • QLD 4068
  • Australia

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The University of Queensland
Long Pocket Precinct
Level 5, Foxtail Building #1019
80 Meiers Road
Indooroopilly QLD 4068 Australia

P (07) 3365 9097
E esupport@tern.org.au

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