Aerosol Absorption from Global Satellite Measurements in the Ultra-Violet: From Qualitative Aerosol Index to Quantitative Aerosol Absorptive Properties

Atmospheric aerosols are solid or liquid particles suspended in the air. The majority of them are produced by natural processes, including sea salt from oceans, mineral dust from (semi-)arid regions, carbon containing particles from wildfires, and sulfates and ash from volcanic activities. Anthropogenic aerosols are produced by industrial...