Observations of the spectral clear-sky aerosol forcing over the tropical Indian Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D20, 1999, Pages 24359-24370

  Meywerk, Jens ^a   Ramanathan, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CLIMATE FORCING; INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICAL DEPTH;

(TROPICAL); INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0033610365     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900502     Document Type: Article

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