Characteristics of spectral optical depths and size distributions of aerosols over tropical oceanic regions

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 981-992

  Moorthy, K Krishn ^a   Satheesh, S K ^a   Krishna Murthy, B V ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

(Equatorial); Aerosol; Arabian sea; Indian ocean; Marine atmosphere; Particle size; Property; Size distribution; Tropical meteorology

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0042648597     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(98)00044-3     Document Type: Article

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