LITE and SAGE II measurements of aerosols in the southern hemisphere upper troposphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D15, 1998, Pages 19111-19127

  Kent, G S ^a   Trepte, C R ^b,c   Skeens, K M ^a,d   Winker, D M ^c  

^a SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d SUN MICROSYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0032552267     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD00364     Document Type: Article

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