Vertical profiles, aerosol microphysics, and optical closure during the Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment: Measured and modeled column optical properties

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue D2, 1996, Pages 4443-4453

  Clarke, A D ^a   Porter, J N ^a   Valero, F P J ^b   Pilewskie, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL MICROPHYSICS; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH; AEROSOLS; ASTEX; ATLANTIC STRATOCUMULUS TRANSITION EXPERIMENT; COLUMN OPTICAL MODELLING; COLUMN OPTICAL PROFILE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLLUTION AEROSOL LAYER; POLLUTION HAZE; SAHARAN DUST;

ATLANTIC; ATLANTIC, (NORTHEAST);

EID: 0029731001     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95JD03140     Document Type: Article

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