The extinction-to-backscatter ratio of tropospheric aerosol: A numerical study

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1043-1050

  Ackermann, Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BACKSCATTER; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT;

EID: 0032449923     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1998)015<1043:TETBRO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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