a) b) Figure 10. a) MODIS L3 daily AOD product (Terra and Aqua) on 2 September for the region centered over the WRF-Chem model domain. b) The MODIS L2 AOD retrieved from all the available Aqua and Terra overpasses across this region on 2 September.
Figure 11. Scatter plot of MODIS L2 AOD versus MODIS L3 AOD where L2 data is available across the WRF-Chem model domain region.
a) b) Figure 12. a) Combined MODIS/GOCART AOD map used to initialize the aerosol fields of the WRF-Chem model on 2 September at 1200 UTC. b) Combined MODIS/GOCART AOD if the L2 product was used in our study.
