The image of satellite-derived 550 nm aerosol optical thickness over Europe is used with permission from Pepijn Veefkind. See: Aerosol optical depth over Europe in August 1997 derived from ATSR-2 data, C. Robles-Gonzalez, J.P. Veefkind, and G. de Leeuw, Geophysical Research Letters, p 955-958, April 1, 2000.

Measuring Aerosol Optical Thickness

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MODIS monthly average 550 nm AOT over Philadelphia, PA, USA
(40°N, 75°W).