Remote sensing of non-aerosol absorption in cloud free atmosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 18, 2002, Pages

  Kaufman, Yoram J ^a   Dubovik, Oleg ^a   Smirnov, Alexander ^a   Holben, Brent N ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REMOTE SENSING;

AEROSOL ABSORPTION; AEROSOL ROBOTIC NETWORKS; ANOMALOUS ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC WINDOW; MEASUREMENTS OF; OPTICAL THICKNESS;

GAS ABSORPTION;

EID: 0037107292     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001GL014399     Document Type: Article

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