Comparison of aerosol optical depth from four solar radiometers during the fall 1997 ARM Intensive Observation Period

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 2725-2728

  Schmid, B ^a   Michalsky, J ^b   Halthore, R ^c   Beauharnois, M ^b   Harrison, L ^b   Livingston, J ^d   Russell, P ^e   Holben, B ^f   Eck, T ^f,g   Smirnov, A ^f,h  

^a BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^e NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^f NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^g RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

^h SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; RADIOMETERS; ARM PROCESSORS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENT; INTENSIVE OBSERVATION PERIOD; SOLAR RADIOMETERS; TRACKING SUNPHOTOMETERS; AEROSOL MEASUREMENT; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENT PROGRAMS; INTENSIVE OBSERVATION PERIODS; SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS; SUN-PHOTOMETERS; SUN-TRACKING;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; OPTICAL DEPTH;

EID: 0002649508     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL900513     Document Type: Article

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