Absorption of sunlight by dust as inferred from satellite and ground-based remote sensing

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1479-1482

  Kaufman, Y J ^a   Tanré, Didier ^b   Dubovik, O ^c   Karnieli, A ^d   Remer, L A ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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

^c SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DUST; IN SITU PROCESSING; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; SOLAR RADIATION;

GROUND BASED SKY MEASUREMENTS;

GEOPHYSICS;

ADSORPTION; DUST; REMOTE SENSING; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0035870395     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000GL012647     Document Type: Article

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