Study of total column atmospheric aerosol optical depth, ozone and precipitable water content over Bay of Bengal during BOBMEX-99

Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Earth and Planetary Sciences

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 205-221

  Dani, K K ^a   Maheskumar, R S ^a   Devara, P C S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bay of Bengal; Ozone; Precipitable water content; Satellite; Ship; Size distribution; TOMS; Total column aerosol optical depth

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; OPTICAL DEPTH; OZONE; PRECIPITABLE WATER; RADIATIVE FORCING;

BAY OF BENGAL;

EID: 0037699374     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02701987     Document Type: Article

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