Aerosol and cloud particles in tropical cirrus anvil: Importance to radiation balance

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1123-1136

  Pueschel, R F ^a   Hallett, J ^b   Strawa, A W ^a   Howard, S D ^c   Ferry, G V ^a   Foster, T ^d   Arnott, W P ^b  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Symtech Corporation   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

CIRRUS HAZE NUCLEUS; KOHLER CURVES; RADIATION BALANCE; TROPICAL CIRRUS ANVIL;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

CIRRUS; PARTICLE SIZE; TROPICAL CLOUD;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CLOUD; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; INFRARED RADIATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; TROPICS;

EID: 0031259505     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(97)00022-0     Document Type: Article

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