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First two and a half years of aerosol measurements with an AERONET sunphotometer at the Huancayo Observatory, Peru

dc.contributor.author Estevan, René es_PE
dc.contributor.author Martínez-Castro, Daniel es_PE
dc.contributor.author Suarez-Salas, Luis es_PE
dc.contributor.author Moya, Aldo es_PE
dc.contributor.author Silva, Yamina es_PE
dc.date.accessioned 2024-05-30T23:13:38Z
dc.date.available 2024-05-30T23:13:38Z
dc.date.issued 2019-07
dc.description.abstract Direct sun measurements with a CIMEL sunphotometer belonging to the AERONET network have been performed in the Huancayo Observatory, Peru, from March 2015 to August 2017, two and a half years, providing for the first time information about aerosols in the specific area. The prevalence of background conditions in the measurement site has been determined for the period of study. These conditions, which constitute more than 80% of cases, are occasionally altered, mainly by high aerosols loading, as a consequence of biomass-burning events. Biomass-burning periods cover every year from mid-July to mid-October. The identification of these periods has been possible through the classification of aerosols in 6 subtypes. The month with the maximum AOD monthly average is September, and in 2016, the absolute maximum value of 0.91 was registered. The mean AOD value for the study period is 0.10 ±0.07 and the alpha mean value is 1.49 ±0.36, indicating presence, of small size aerosols. Some aerosol optical properties were analyzed in order to validate the aerosol classification. The aerosol size distribution revealed a bimodal character with a slight predominance of the fine mode, related to the two main types of aerosols: continental and biomass.
dc.description.sponsorship Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica - Concytec
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeaoa.2019.100037
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12390/1291
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartof Atmospheric Environment: X
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject propiedades ópticas
dc.subject AOD es_PE
dc.subject AERONET es_PE
dc.subject Observatorio de Huancayo es_PE
dc.subject albedo de dispersión simple es_PE
dc.subject factor de asimetría es_PE
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.03.06
dc.title First two and a half years of aerosol measurements with an AERONET sunphotometer at the Huancayo Observatory, Peru
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dspace.entity.type Publication
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