Abstract
Variations of the optical properties of aerosols can interfere in the energy transfer processes between the atmosphere and the Earth's surface. Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) has been most used variable to investigate such variations, which enabling the achievement of main trends and periodicities from AOD time series. This study aimed to verify the sensitivity of Singular Spectrum Analysis (SSA) and Wavelet techniques on a time series of 12 years (2003-2014) AOD at wavelengths 550 nm (AOD 550 nm) over the Brazilian Pantanal region. AOD 550 nm data set were acquired from MODIS sensor and were subjected by SSA, allowing description of the main frequencies of the AOD 550 nm and of two dominant periods of 1 and 0.5 year. From Morlet Wavelet model were inferred major statistically significant periodicity, among which were also detected an annual and a biannual frequencies. Both techniques explained the main variations of the values of AOD 550 nm on the area of study, moreover, detected a gradual reduction in AOD 550 nm values from 2011. The Wavelet analysis allowed the interpretation and visualization of the main periodicities over time, being possible to identify at what instant such periodicities series occurred.
Keywords:
MODIS; singular values; burning biomass; Aerosol Optical Depth
