GOME aerosol optical depth retrieval over ocean: Correcting for the effects of residual cloud contamination

Aerosol optical depths (AODs) retrieved from GOME reflectances using a clear sky algorithm have been compared to AODs from ground-based sunphotometers. A systematic overestimation of GOME AOD was found, mainly due to the presence of clouds within the GOME field-of-view. In order to take the influenc...