Aerosol radiative forcing over land: Effect of surface and cloud reflection

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2105-2109

  Satheesh, S K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Atmospheric composition and structure (aerosols and particles); History of Geophysics (Atmospheric sciences); Hydrology (Anthropogenic effects)

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; LAND SURFACE; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE FORCING; SEA SURFACE; SOOT;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0036968972     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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