Modeling the spectral optical properties of ammonium sulfate and biomass burning aerosols: Parameterization of relative humidity effects and model results

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 2603-2620

  Grant, Keith Eric ^a   Chuang, Catherine C ^a   Grossman, Allen S ^a   Penner, Joyce E ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol carbonaceous; Aerosol radiative properties; Hygroscopic aerosols; Radiative forcing; Radiative transfer

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; BIOMASS; CLIMATOLOGY;

AEROSOL CARBONACEOUS; AEROSOL RADIATIVE PROPERTIES; HYGROSCOPIC AEROSOLS; RADIATIVE FORCING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AMMONIUM SULFATE;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; AMMONIUM SULPHATE; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOMASS BURNING; OPTICAL PROPERTY; RADIATIVE FORCING;

AEROSOL; ANALYTIC METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION; BIOMASS; CALCULATION; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMIDITY; MODEL; OPTICAL ROTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0033180866     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(99)00077-1     Document Type: Article

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