Modeling aerosols on the mesoscale-γ: Treatment of soot aerosol and its radiative effects

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 19, 2003, Pages

  Riemer, N ^a   Vogel, H ^a   Vogel, B ^a   Fiedler, F ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Modeling; Radiation

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; MIE THEORY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIATIVE FORCING; SOLAR RADIATION; SOOT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 0347024332     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003448     Document Type: Article

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