A model for identifying the aerosol-only mode of SAGE II 1.02-μm extinction coefficient data at altitudes below 6.5 km

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D8, 1999, Pages 9609-9615

  Wang, Pi Huan ^a   Kent, Geoffrey S ^a   Veiga, Robert E ^b   Yue, Glenn K ^c   Poole, Lament R ^c   Fishman, Jack ^c   McCormick, M Patrick ^d  

^a SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; INSTRUMENTATION; MODEL VALIDATION; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0033608895     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900017     Document Type: Article

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