Aerosol optical depth and size distribution changes during the total solar eclipse of 24 October 1995

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 255-262

  Niranjan, K ^a   Thulasiraman, S ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Optical depth; Size distribution; Solar eclipse; Solar radiometer

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013016469     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.1998.9.2.255(A)     Document Type: Article

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