Comparison between AOD simulated by CESM2-CAM6 using the four datasets (FINN1.5, GFED4s, QFED2.5, and VFEI0) and AERONET ground-based observations during fire seasons. These AERONET sites are: (a) Palangkaraya (2.2°S, 113.9°E), (b) Jambi (1.6°S, 103.6°E), (c) Omkoi (17.8°N, 98.4°E), (d) Ubon Ratchathani (15.2°N, 104.9°E), (e) Namibe (15.2°S, 12.2°E), (f) Mongu Inn (15.3°S, 23.1°E), (g) Alta Floresta (9.9°S, 56.1°W), (h) Rio Branco (9.9°S, 67.9°W), (i) Yellowknife_Aurora (62.5°N, 114.4°W), (j) Pickle Lake (51.4°N, 90.2°W), (k) Tiksi (71.6°N, 128.9°E), (l) Yakutsk (61.7°N, 129.4°E).
Funding
This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant number: 42075095) and the International Cooperation project of Jiangsu Provincial Science and Technology Agency (BZ2017066).