Atmospheric effects on insolation in the Brazilian Amazon: Observed modification of solar radiation by clouds and smoke and derived single scattering albedo of fire aerosols

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 20, 2002, Pages

  Schafer, J S ^a,b   Holben, B N ^b   Eck, T F ^b,c   Yamasoe, M A ^d   Artaxo, P ^d  

^a SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

0305 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Aerosols and particles (0345, 4801); ; 0360 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Transmission and scattering of radiation; ; 3309 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Climatology (1620)

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SMOKE; SOLAR RADIATION;

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; CLOUD; GEOPHYSICS; SOLAR RADIATION;

AMAZON RIVER; BRAZIL; MATO GROSSO; PARA [BRAZIL]; RONDONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0346431899     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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