THE ADVANTAGES
OF AEROSOL-UA POLARIMETRY

::: Polarization is a relative measurement that can be made accurately + many scattering angles.

::: Polarimetric ScanPol measurements will be calibrated on the orbit.

::: Polarization change with scattering angle and wavelength gives microphyscs: size, refractive index and shape of aerosol.

::: Synergy of scanner and imager will produce new quality of data, hopefully different from similar aerosol missions.



The Ukrainian Aerosol-UA instrument concept at YuzhSat platform provides synergy of precision scanner-polarimeter and imaging polarimeter, and has no analog in other planned missions.


TIMELINE

ScanPol calibration
end 2018

Construction of MSIP one channel
end 2018

Data processing algorithm
end 2018

On flight ScanPol testing
end 2019

MSIP construction
2019





GEOMETRY OF MEASUREMENTS




Data processing: methods.
Generalized Retrieval of Atmosphere and Surface Properties

Data processing: ground-based support of Aerosol-UA.
Data validation in AERONET network

Direct simultaneous measurements

- Permanent AERONET sites

- mobile AERONET sites

POLDER/AERONET data comparison