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The book discusses the current status of the retrieval of aerosol properties from satellite radiometer measurements of the spectral top-of-atmosphere reflectances. The results described in the book are summarized in Chapter 1 (Introduction). Chapters 2 and 3 describe the aerosol retrievals based on NASA MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data. In particular, Chapter 2 is concerned with the description of the dark-land official MODIS Collection 5 aerosol retrieval algorithm. Chapter 3 uses the time series technique to improve MODIS aerosol retrievals over land.The main subject of Chapter 4 is the introduction of the iterative algorithm to get the aerosol optical thickness (AOD) and surface reflectance from ESA MEdium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) data. The algorithm is based on the iterative solution of the radiative transfer equation. Chapters 5, 6, and 7 describe different AOD retrieval algorithm approaches using the (Advanced) Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR-2 and AATSR) data.In Chapter 8 an aerosol retrieval algorithm based on the synergy of AATSR and Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric CHartographY (SCIAMACHY) data is introduced. The retrievals of AOD from the Multiangle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument on board the NASA TERRA satellite are described in Chapter 9. Polarimetric remote sensing of aerosol properties using airborne and satellite measurements is the subject of Chapter 10. The results described in Chapters 2 - 10 are obtained using polar satellites. Chapter 11 addresses observations from a geostationary orbit using as an example the data from the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager on the Meteosat Second Generation. The final Chapter is aimed at the synthesis of all available AOD products to better understand the global spatial distribution of terrestrial aerosols including sea salt, desert dust, smoke, etc.
