First measurements of the Twomey indirect effect using ground-based remote sensors

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Feingold, Graham ^a   Eberhard, Wynn L ^a   Veron, Dana E ^b   Previdi, Michael ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; MICROWAVES; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; AEROSOLS; DROPS; LIGHT EXTINCTION; MICROWAVE DEVICES; OPTICAL RADAR;

AEROSOL LOADING; AEROSOL EXTINCTION; AEROSOL INDIRECT EFFECT; AIR TRAJECTORIES; CLOUD LIQUID WATER PATH; GOOD CORRELATIONS; MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION;

GEOPHYSICS; REMOTE SENSING;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0042691727     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL016633     Document Type: Article

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