Geostationary satellite retrievals of aerosol optical thickness during ACE-Asia

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 23, 2003, Pages

  Wang, Jun ^a   Christopher, Sundar A ^a   Brechtel, Fred ^b   Kim, Jiyoung ^c   Schmid, Beat ^d   Redemann, Jens ^d   Russell, Philip B ^e   Quinn, Patricia ^f   Holben, Brent N ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b Brechtel Manufacturing Inc   (United States)

^c Meteorological Research Institute   (South Korea)

^d BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^f NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^g NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ACE Asia; Aerosol optical thickness; Aerosol retrieval; Dynamic aerosol model; Geostationary satellites; GMS

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING;

ASIA; EURASIA;

EID: 1342269244     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003580     Document Type: Article

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