Infrared optical constants of low-temperature H2SO4 solutions representative of stratospheric sulfate aerosols

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D19, 1998, Pages 25353-25370

  Tisdale, Robert T ^a   Glandorf, David L ^a   Tolbert, Margaret A ^a   Toon, Owen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECTRA; STRATOSPHERE; SULFATE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032454009     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD02457     Document Type: Article

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