Aerosol optical depth over Canada and the link with synoptic air mass types

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 19299-19318

  Smirnov, A ^a   O'Neill, N T ^a   Royer, A ^a   Tarussov, A ^a   McArthur, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; OPTICAL THICKNESS; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUN PHOTOMETER; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CANADA;

EID: 0039440316     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jd02608     Document Type: Article

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