Size distribution of near-surface aerosols and its relation to the columnar aerosol optical depths

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 3347-3351

  Pillai, P S ^a   Moorthy, K Krishna ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

Atmospheric composition and structure (Aerosol and particles; Biosphere atmosphere interactions); Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (radiative processes)

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICULATE MATTER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 10644290194     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-3347-2004     Document Type: Article

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