Impact of biomass burning in equatorial Africa on the downward surface shortwave irradiance: Observations versus calculations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 22833-22844

  Konzelmann, Thomas ^a   Cahoon, Donald R ^b   Whitlock, Charles H ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS BURNING; IRRADIATION; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE FLUX; SAVANNA; SHORTWAVE RADIATION;

AFRICA, (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 0007043291     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd01556     Document Type: Article

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