Wavelength dependence of the absorption of black carbon particles: Predictions and Results from the TARFOX experiment and implications for the aerosol single scattering albedo

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 567-577

  Bergstrom, Robert W ^a   Russell, Philip B ^b   Hignett, Phillip ^c  

^a BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF DEFENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION OF SOLAR RADIATION; AEROSOL ABSORPTION; AEROSOL RADIATIVE FORCING; AEROSOL SINGLE SCATTERING ALBEDO; AEROSOL TYPES; BLACK CARBON; ELEMENTAL CARBON; MINERAL AEROSOLS; SINGLE SCATTERING ALBEDO; SMALL PARTICLES; SOLAR SPECTRUM; SPECTRAL BEHAVIORS; SPECTRAL VARIATION; THEORETICAL BASIS; WAVELENGTH DEPENDENCE; WAVELENGTH REGIONS;

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; EXPERIMENTS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SCATTERING; SUN; WAVELENGTH;

SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0036326704     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2002)059%3C0567%3AWDOTAO%3E2.0.C     Document Type: Article

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