Monthly averages of aerosol properties: A global comparison among models, satellite data, and AERONET ground data

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 20, 2003, Pages

  Kinne, S ^a   Lohmann, U ^b   Feichter, J ^a   Schulz, M ^c   Timmreck, C ^a   Ghan, S ^d   Easter, R ^d   Chin, M ^e   Ginoux, P ^f   Takemura, T ^g   Tegen, I ^h   Koch, D ^i,n   Herzog, M ^j   Penner, J ^j   Pitari, G ^k   Hoiben, B ^e   Eck, T ^e   Smirnov, A ^e   Dubovik, O ^e   Slutsker, I ^e   Tanre, D ^l,o   Torres, O ^m   Mishchenko, M ⁿ   Geogdzhayev, I ^i,n   Chu, D A ^e   Kaufman, Y ^e   more..

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^f NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^g KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

ⁱ Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics Columbia University NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies ^*  (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^l UNIV LILLE   (France)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

ⁿ NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^o Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille   (France)

more..

Author keywords

1610 Global change: Atmosphere (0315, 0325); 1615 Global change: Biogeochemical processes (4805); 3319 meteorology and atmospheric dynamics: General circulation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; DATA REDUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORGANIC CARBON; SATELLITES;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS BURNING; BLACK CARBON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUST; GLOBAL CHANGE; ORGANIC CARBON; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SALT; SULFATE;

EID: 0347960534     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD001253     Document Type: Article

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