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Stamnes et al. 2021

Stamnes, S., R. Baize, P. Bontempi, B. Cairns, E. Chemyakin, Y.-J. Choi, J. Chowdhary, Y. Hu, M. Jeong, K.-I. Kang, S.S. Kim, X. Liu, R. Loughman, D. MacDonnell, M.P. McCormick, B. Moon, A. Omar, C.M. Roithmayr, C.K. Sim, W. Sun, B. van Diedenhoven, G. Videen, and A. Wasilewski, 2021: Simultaneous aerosol and ocean properties from the PolCube CubeSat Polarimeter. Front. Remote Sens., 2, 709040, doi:10.3389/frsen.2021.709040.

We quantify the performance of aerosol and ocean remote sensing products from the PolCube instrument using a previously developed polarimeter retrieval algorithm based on optimal estimation. PolCube is a modified version of the PolCam lunar instrument on the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter that has been optimized for Earth-Science observations of aerosol, ocean, and thin cloud optical properties. The objective of the PolCube instrument is to retrieve detailed fine-mode (pollution and smoke) and coarse-mode (sea-salt and dust) aerosol properties over the ocean for a range of light to heavy aerosol loadings using its polarimetric-imaging capability at multiple angles and wavelengths from 410-865 nm. An additional objective is to discriminate aerosols from thin clouds. PolCube's retrieval performance of aerosol optical and microphysical properties and ocean products is quantitatively assessed. We estimate that PolCube can retrieve total aerosol optical depth at 555 nm (AOD555) within ±0.068, fine-mode AOD555 within ±0.078, and fine-mode single-scattering albedo within ±0.036, where all uncertainties are expressed as one standard deviation (1σ). PolCube's accurate and high-resolution aerosol-retrieval products will provide unique spatial and temporal coverage of the Earth that can be used synergistically with other instruments, such as the Geostationary Environmental Monitoring Spectrometer to improve air-quality forecasting.

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@article{st01420h,
  author={Stamnes, S. and Baize, R. and Bontempi, P. and Cairns, B. and Chemyakin, E. and Choi, Y.-J. and Chowdhary, J. and Hu, Y. and Jeong, M. and Kang, K.-I. and Kim, S. S. and Liu, X. and Loughman, R. and MacDonnell, D. and McCormick, M. P. and Moon, B. and Omar, A. and Roithmayr, C. M. and Sim, C. K. and Sun, W. and van Diedenhoven, B. and Videen, G. and Wasilewski, A.},
  title={Simultaneous aerosol and ocean properties from the PolCube CubeSat Polarimeter},
  year={2021},
  journal={Frontiers in Remote Sensing},
  volume={2},
  pages={709040},
  doi={10.3389/frsen.2021.709040},
}

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TY  - JOUR
ID  - st01420h
AU  - Stamnes, S.
AU  - Baize, R.
AU  - Bontempi, P.
AU  - Cairns, B.
AU  - Chemyakin, E.
AU  - Choi, Y.-J.
AU  - Chowdhary, J.
AU  - Hu, Y.
AU  - Jeong, M.
AU  - Kang, K.-I.
AU  - Kim, S. S.
AU  - Liu, X.
AU  - Loughman, R.
AU  - MacDonnell, D.
AU  - McCormick, M. P.
AU  - Moon, B.
AU  - Omar, A.
AU  - Roithmayr, C. M.
AU  - Sim, C. K.
AU  - Sun, W.
AU  - van Diedenhoven, B.
AU  - Videen, G.
AU  - Wasilewski, A.
PY  - 2021
TI  - Simultaneous aerosol and ocean properties from the PolCube CubeSat Polarimeter
JA  - Front. Remote Sens.
JO  - Frontiers in Remote Sensing
VL  - 2
SP  - 709040
DO  - 10.3389/frsen.2021.709040
ER  -

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