Direct aerosol radiative forcing in the Yangtze delta region of China: Observation and model estimation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Xu, Jin ^a   Bergin, M H ^a,b   Greenwald, R ^a   Russell, P B ^c  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Optical depth; Radiative forcing; Single scattering albedo; Yangtze delta

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; DELTA; RADIATIVE FORCING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YANGTZE DELTA;

EID: 0347269103     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002550     Document Type: Article

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