Broadband extinction method to determine aerosol optical depth from accumulated direct solar radiation

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1611-1625

  Qiu, Jinhuan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ERROR ANALYSIS; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; PHOTOMETERS; SOLAR RADIATION;

CLOUD EFFECTS; OPTICAL DEPTH;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; CLOUD COVER; DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL DEPTH; REMOTE SENSING; SOLAR RADIATION; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 0347413645     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2003)042<1611:BEMTDA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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