Radiative properties of aerosols in Saharan dust outbreaks using ground-based and satellite data: Applications to radiative forcing

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D16, 2001, Pages 18403-18416

  Díaz, Juan P ^a   Expósito, Francisco J ^a   Torres, Carlos J ^a   Herrera, Félix ^a   Prospero, Joseph M ^b   Romero, María C ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c Izaña GAW Observatory ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ALBEDO; DUST; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; RADIATIVE FORCING; SATELLITE DATA;

EID: 0034803608     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900020     Document Type: Article

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