Measurement and modeling of the Saharan dust radiative impact: Overview of the Saharan Dust Experiment (SHADE)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 18, 2003, Pages

  Tanre D ^a   Haywood, J ^b   Pelon, J ^c   Leon J F ^a   Chatenet, B ^d   Formenti, P ^e   Francis, P ^b   Goloub, P ^a   Highwood, E J ^f   Myhre, G ^g  

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

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d LABORATOIRE INTERUNIVERSITAIRE DES SYSTÈMES ATMOSPHÉRIQUES   (France)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dust direct radiative forcing; Physical and optical properties; Saharan dust

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; DUST; RADIATIVE FORCING;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAPE VERDE;

EID: 1342329766     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd003273     Document Type: Article

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