Assessment of Saharan dust absorption in the visible from SeaWiFS imagery

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D16, 2001, Pages 18239-18249

  Moulin, Cyril ^a,b   Gordon, Howard R ^a   Banzon, Viva F ^a,c   Evans, Robert H ^c  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DUST; MIE THEORY; RADIATIVE FORCING; VISIBLE SPECTRUM;

EID: 0034808313     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900812     Document Type: Article

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