DATA VISUALIZATION
• + Synergy Tool
• + Map Explorer

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH (V3)-SOLAR
• + Data Display
• + Download Tool
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• + Climatology Tables
• + Web Service

AEROSOL INVERSIONS (V3)
• + Data Display
• + Download Tool
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• + Web Service

SOLAR FLUX
• + Data Display

OCEAN COLOR
• + V3 Data Display
• + V3 Web Service
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LUNAR AOD (V3) - PROVISIONAL
• + Data Display
• + Download Tool
• + Download All Sites
• + Web Service

ZENITH RADIANCE (V3)
• + Web Service
CLOUD MODE (V2) - PROVISIONAL
• + Data Display

DRAGON Penang Data Map and Table (Latest GIF | Latest PDF | Archive)
DRAGON Singapore Data Map and Table (Latest GIF | Latest PDF | Archive)

+ MPLNET 7-SEAS Data Display

Aerosol measurement observations from ground-based sun photometers and sun/sky radiometers have played a critical role in developing, reformulating and validating satellite algorithms to characterize aerosol optical depth, modal aerosol retrievals and single scattering albedo among other parameters.   New and improved algorithms are being developed for current and future satellite missions that will place a greater demand on the accuracy and fidelity of the ground-based measurements for validation, multi data set synergism and long-term climate research.  Heretofore satellite validation studies using sun and sky scanning spectral radiometer measurements such as AERONET have relied on point observations extrapolated to a two dimensional domain to compare to the satellite retrieval.  Additionally few of the ground-based remote sensing measurements have had a rigorous comparison or validation against other ground-based measurements particularly in situ observations of aerosol size and absorption.  DRAGON-SE Asia in combination with Seven SouthEast Asian Studies (7-SEAS) mission will provide a data set to address satellite validation and in situ comparisons.

• Characterize the temporal and spatial context of the local and regional SE Asian aerosol particles and optically-thin cloud regimes.
• Investigate the three-dimensional urban aerosol plume structure and document variability relative to that observed in biomass source regions.
• Provide state-of-the-art ground truth for aircraft and satellite remote sensing platforms.

The 7-SEAS mission deployments (Figure 1) of sun/sky radiometers will occur in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Philippines from June 15 to at least October 1, 2012. These sites will augment those already deployed in the region in the countries of Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, and Vietnam.

DRAGON-Southeast Asia instrument deployments will occur in and around the island of Penang, Malaysia (Figure 2) and within Singapore (Figure 3) with approximately five regionally distributed instruments in each location.

Figure 1. 7-SEAS Site Distribution Download KMZ file.

Figure 2. DRAGON-Penang Site Distribution Download KMZ file.

Figure 3. DRAGON-Singapore Site Distribution Download KMZ file.

7-SEAS/DRAGON Text Lists

+ Level 1.0 AOD Data (TXT)
+ Level 1.5 AOD Data (TXT)
+ Level 2.0 AOD Data (TXT)

7-SEAS/DRAGON Google Earth Distribution

+ Level 1.0 AOD Data (Google Earth KMZ)
+ Level 1.5 AOD Data (Google Earth KMZ)
+ Level 2.0 AOD Data (Google Earth KMZ)