Measurements of irradiance attenuation and estimation of aerosol single scattering albedo for biomass burning aerosols in Amazonia

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D24, 1998, Pages 31865-31878

  Eck, Thomas F ^a   Holben, Brent N ^a   Slutsker, Ilya ^a   Setzer, Alberto ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; BIOMASS BURNING; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT ATTENUATION;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0032573731     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD00399     Document Type: Article

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