Climatology of dust aerosol size distribution and optical properties derived from remotely sensed data in the solar spectrum

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D16, 2001, Pages 18205-18217

  Tanre D ^a   Kaufman, Y J ^b   Holben, B N ^b   Chatenet, B ^c,f   Karnieli, A ^d   Lavenu, F ^e   Blarel, L ^a   Dubovik, O ^b   Remer, L A ^b   Smirnov, A ^b  

^a Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille   (France)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^e CNES   (France)

^f CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACACIA;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; DUST; OPTICAL PROPERTY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034815205     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900663     Document Type: Article

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