The direct radiative effect of smoke aerosols on atmospheric absorption of visible sunlight

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 543-554

  Li, Zhanqing ^a   Kou, Linhong ^b  

^a CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

^b Intermap Technologies   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; RADIATION BALANCE; SMOKE; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0032413296     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0889.1998.00010.x     Document Type: Article

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