A comparison between aerosols modelled and measured by AERONET network emitted by vegetation fires over Iberian Peninsula

Abstract

This work aims at validating the CATT-BRAMS model which can simulate emissions and transport of aerosol and trace gases from forest fires which occurred in the Iberian Peninsula on the period from 7 to 12 August 2003. The validation of the generated aerosol concentrations values was made by comparison with AERONET (Aerosol Robotic Network) aerosol optical thickness (AOT) measurements at two different wavelengths, which is a quantity that is related to the aerosol load in the atmospheric column. © 2007 WIT Press.