Tropospheric aerosol backscatter at a midlatitude site in the northern and southern hemispheres

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 21329-21339

  Rosen, James M ^a   Kjome, Norman T ^a   Liley, J B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BACKSCATTER; TROPOSPHERE;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, LAUDER; USA, WYOMING, LARAMIE;

EID: 0031413439     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd01486     Document Type: Article

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