Information on aerosol size distribution contained in solar reflected spectral radiances

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 19043-19060

  Tanre D ^a,c   Herman, M ^a,c   Kaufman, Y J ^b  

^a Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille   (France)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; RADIATION; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE;

EID: 0030428563     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd00333     Document Type: Article

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