Impact of atmospheric aerosol light scattering and absorption on terrestrial net primary productivity

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 37-1-37-12

  Cohan, Daniel S ^a   Xu, Jin ^a   Greenwald, Roby ^a   Bergin, Michael H ^a   Chameides, William L ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric aerosols; Diffuse radiation; Net primary productivity; Photosynthesis; Scattering; Solar irradiance

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SOLAR RADIATION;

RICKETTSIA SP. PAR; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 0038035362     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001gb001441     Document Type: Article

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