Vertical profiles of aerosol and radiation and the influence of a temperature inversion: Measurements and radiative transfer calculations

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1703-1715

  Wendisch, M ^a   Mertes, S ^a   Ruggaber, A ^b   Nakajima, T ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; IRRADIATION; RADIATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; TEMPERATURE INVERSION; VERTICAL PROFILE;

GERMANY, NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA, MONCHENGLADBACH;

EID: 0030404211     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<1703:VPOAAR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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