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Estimating the radiative impacts of aerosol using GERB and SEVIRI

Estimating the radiative impacts of aerosol using GERB and SEVIRI. H. Brindley Imperial College. Talk Outline. Background and motivation Detection methodology Success? Future work. From IPCC, 2001. Biomass Burning aerosols.

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Estimating the radiative impacts of aerosol using GERB and SEVIRI

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  1. Estimating the radiative impacts of aerosol using GERB and SEVIRI H. Brindley Imperial College

  2. Talk Outline • Background and motivation • Detection methodology • Success? • Future work

  3. From IPCC, 2001

  4. Biomass Burning aerosols Model estimates of the geographical distribution of present day annual-average radiative forcing (1750-2000) in W m-2 (Taken from IPCC, 2001) Mineral dust

  5. Shortwave Channels 0.6 mm 0.8 mm 1.6 mm SEVIRI GERB

  6. MODIS image from 12:05 pm, 13/12/03 SEVIRI 0.8 mm image from 12:00 pm, 13/12/03 GERB SW image from 12:00 pm, 13/12/03

  7. 12mm 10.8mm 8.7mm 7.3mm Thermal Infrared Channels

  8. 10.8mm 10.8 -12 mm 8.7 -10.8 mm 8.7 - 10.8 mm TB 10.8 - 12.0 mm TB

  9. ~ 40° View Zenith ~ 20° View Zenith

  10. Test 2: Clear-sky adjustment Test 1: All clear points rejected (TB8.7-TB10.8 vs TB10.8-TB12.0 simulations) Test 3: Additional TB10.8-TB7.3 vs TB7.3-TB12.0 threshold applied

  11. 0600z 0200z 0800z 0400z 1600z 1200z 2000z 0000z 1800z 1400z 2200z MODIS image from 1155z, 04/03/04

  12. GERB reflected shortwave fluxes Temporal evolution of reflected SW flux MODIS 27/01/03, 1215

  13. Summary • GERB and SEVIRI are both capable of ‘seeing’ aerosol events • SEVIRI visible channels should provide a means to classify aerosol during the day over ocean • Potential for IR channels to be used at night (and over land)? Needs further assessment of effects of uncertainties in IR dust characteristics and requires accurate surface emissivity values. Will also benefit from including textural analysis • At present GERB processing flags aerosol as low cloud – needs correction in order for correct radiance to flux conversion

  14. Applications (I): Direct impact • Model Validation: Can current climate models (a) Capture the observed aerosol distribution and its evolution with time? (b) Given this distribution, simulate the observed impact on the TOA radiation budget? • Comparison with observations from LEO satellites to assess likely impact of imperfect temporal sampling on the global aerosol distribution and radiative forcing estimates • Investigation into aerosol impacts on the diurnal variation of the surface radiation budget

  15. Applications (II): Indirect impact • Record will be on a time resolution ideally suited to investigate aerosol impact on cloud formation, reflectivity and longevity • A combination of the observed record, in-situ data and climate modelling should permit investigations into dynamical feedbacks via aerosol induced radiative heating/cooling • Lots of scope for GERB-CERES collaborative efforts!

  16. And hopefully • The synergy of GERB and SEVIRI will provide the first coupled description of the aerosol loading and direct radiative effect at the TOA over the African and Mediterranean regions on all timescales ranging from minutes to days and ultimately years • Will be an invaluable resource both for testing the ability of current climate models to accurately represent aerosol/radiation interactions, and investigating the validity of current ideas concerning aerosol/cloud effects

  17. Image courtesy NASA Ndola, (12°S, 28°E), 18/09/00 Courtesy B. Holben

  18. Capo Verde, 17/06/99 (courtesy D. Tanré) Image courtesy NASA

  19. Haywood et al., (in press) Image courtesy NASA

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