Variability of biomass burning aerosol optical characteristics in southern Africa during the SAFARI 2000 dry season campaign and a comparison of single scattering albedo estimates from radiometric measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 13, 2003, Pages

  Eck, T F ^a,b   Holben, B N ^b   Ward, D E ^c   Mukelabai, M M ^d   Dubovik, O ^a,b   Smirnov, A ^a,b   Schafer, J S ^b   Hsu, N C ^a   Piketh, S J ^e   Queface, A ^e   Le Roux, J ^f   Swap, R J ^g   Slutsker, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c Enviropyronics   (United States)

^d Zambian Meteorological Department   (Zambia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^f Etosha Ecological Institute   (Namibia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Atmospheric aerosols; Biomass burning; Optical characteristics

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; BIOMASS BURNING; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SCATTERING;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 0041654081     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002321     Document Type: Article

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