Kampala

AOD (550 nm)

AERONET/MODIS

0.25 ± 0.06

0.20 ± 0.08

0.22 ± 0.06

0.20 ± 0.06

OPAC Derived

0.27 ± 0.07

0.23 ± 0.09

0.24 ± 0.05

0.21 ± 0.07

RMSE

0.03

0.04

0.03

0.02

ÅE (470 - 660 nm)

AERONET/MODIS

1.66 ± 0.10

1.44 ± 0.16

1.73 ± 0.14

1.76 ± 0.10

OPAC Derived

1.65 ± 0.11

1.43 ± 0.11

1.71 ± 0.17

1.73 ± 0.15

RMSE

0.01

0.01

0.02

0.03

Columnar ozone (DU)

OMI

276 ± 16

285 ± 10

274 ± 10

281 ± 14

Precipitable water vapor (cm)

MODIS-Terra

1.5 ± 0.2

4.3 ± 0.7

1.4 ± 0.6

2.8 ± 0.5

Rainfall (mm)

From NCEP re-analysis

11.30

131.12

30.11

109.13

Mount Kilimanjaro

AOD (550 nm)

AERONET/MODIS

0.19 ± 0.02

0.14 ± 0.04

0.17 ± 0.04

0.15 ± 0.05

OPAC Derived

0.20 ± 0.04

0.17 ± 0.05

0.18 ± 0.07

0.16 ± 0.04

RMSE

0.02

0.01

0.02

0.01

ÅE (470 - 660 nm)

AERONET/MODIS

1.51 ± 0.11

1.11 ± 0.10

1.17 ± 0.12

1.16 ± 0.07

OPAC Derived

1.49 ± 0.06

1.09 ± 0.09

1.15 ± 0.07

1.14 ± 0.10

RMSE

0.02

0.03

0.02

0.01

Columnar ozone (DU)

OMI

258 ± 12

273 ± 17

254 ± 16

268 ± 12

Precipitable water vapor (cm)

MODIS-Terra

1.3 ± 0.4

4.0 ± 0.8

0.87 ± 0.4

2.2 ± 0.5

Rainfall (mm)

From NCEP re-analysis

10.34

135.34

32.56

110.64