MODIS observation of aerosols and estimation of aerosol radiative forcing over southern Africa during SAFARI 2000

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 13, 2003, Pages

  Ichoku, Charles ^a,b   Remer, Lorraine A ^b   Kaufman, Yoram J ^b   Levy, Robert ^a,b   Chu, D Allen ^a,b   Tanré, Didier ^c   Holben, Brent N ^b  

^a SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Aerosol; Atmosphere; MODIS; Radiative forcing; SAFARI; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BIOMASS BURNING; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE FORCING; REMOTE SENSING;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 0742287577     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002366     Document Type: Article

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