Variability of absorption and optical properties of key aerosol types observed in worldwide locations

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 590-608

  Dubovik, Oleg ^a,b   Holben, Brent ^a   Eck, Thomas F ^a,c   Smirnov, Alexander ^a,b   Kaufman, Yoram J ^a   King, Michael D ^a   Tanré, Didier ^d   Slutsker, Ilya ^a,b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^d UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLIMATE MODELS; LOCATION; RADIOMETERS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AERONET NETWORK; AEROSOL OPTICAL PROPERTY; AEROSOL RADIATIVE FORCING; AEROSOL TYPES; ATMOSPHERIC COLUMNS; DISTRIBUTED DATA; GLOBAL CLIMATES; GROUND-BASED RADIOMETERS; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENTS OF;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 0036321634     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2002)059<0590:voaaop>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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