At RMIB we study the direct radiative effect of aerosols on climate. We mainly use 2 instruments onboard MSG satellites: SEVIRI and GERB.
SEVIRI is the main radiometer that measures the reflected solar radiation and the emitted infrared radiation in 12 spectral bands. GERB makes broadband measurements in 2 channels in order to study the earth's energy budget.
The optical properties of aerosols are retrieved using SEVIRI which are then related to the GERB measurements in terms of radiative forcing of the aerosols.
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| aerosol optical depth, 5 March 2004, SEVIRI 0.6µm. | dust storm over the Sahara, 8 March 2006, RGB (12.0µm-10.8µm , 10.8µm-8.7µm , 10.8µm) |
This project is conducted together with the GERB-team at RMIB.
In cooperation with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electronics and Informatics.
The project is funded by Belgian Science Policy.