The use of SKYNET observations for aerosol assimilation

[ABSTRACT]Assimilation of global aerosol is a new technique to circumvent certain limitations in our knowledge of the aerosol system. By assimilating observations of aerosol in a global transport model, uncertainties in e.g. aerosol emissions may be reduced. Due to rapid economic growth, the Asian region has become an important source region for aerosols, and the interest in its effects on human health and the Earth’s climate are only increasing. SKYNET provides observational coverage of this important region and we will show several examples of the use of SKYNET data in aerosol assimilation.