Decreasing trends in sunshine duration over China for 1954-1998: Indication of increased haze pollution?

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 38-1-38-4

  Kaiser, Dale P ^a   Qian, Yun ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; CATCHMENTS; SOLAR ENERGY;

SUNSHINE DURATION;

GEOPHYSICS;

AEROSOL; SOLAR RADIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

(SOUTHEAST); CHINA;

EID: 0036871385     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL016057     Document Type: Article

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