Investigations of aerosol optical depth variations using spectroradiometer at an urban station, Pune, India

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 621-632

  Devara, P C S ^a   Pandithurai, G ^a   Raj, P E ^a   Sharma, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METEOROLOGY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RADIOMETERS; SPECTROMETERS; TROPICS;

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; INDIA; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; SOLAR IRRADIANCE; SPECTRAL SOLAR EXTINCTION MEASUREMENTS; SPECTRORADIOMETERS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; AIR MONITORING; ARTICLE; INDIA; METEOROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTROMETRY; SUMMER; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

EID: 0030175931     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-8502(95)00550-1     Document Type: Article

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