Radiative properties and direct radiative effect of Saharan dust measured by the C-130 aircraft during SHADE: 1. Solar spectrum

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 18, 2003, Pages

  Haywood, Jim ^a   Francis, Pete ^a   Osborne, Simone ^a   Glew, Martin ^a   Loeb, Norman ^b   Highwood, Eleanor ^c   Tanré, Didier ^d   Myhre, Gunnar ^e   Formenti, Paola ^f   Hirst, Edwin ^g  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Aircraft measurements; Mineral dust; Radiation balance; Radiative forcing; Saharan dust

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; DUST; OPTICAL PROPERTY; RADIATIVE FORCING;

EID: 0742321575     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002687     Document Type: Article

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