Retrieval of aerosol single-scattering albedo from ground-based measurements: application to observational data

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D8, 1998, Pages 8753-8761

  Devaux, C ^a,c   Vermeulen, A ^a,c   Deuze J L ^a,c   Dubuisson, P ^a,c   Herman, M ^a,c   Santer, R ^a,c   Verbrugghe, M ^b  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSMISSION; SCATTERING;

EID: 0032571684     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD00276     Document Type: Article

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