Black carbon and absorption of solar radiation by clouds

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 23365-23371

  Chýlek, Petr ^a,b,c   Lesins, Glen B ^a   Videen, Gorden ^a,c,d   Wong, J G D ^a   Pinnick, R G ^d   Ngo, Dat ^e   Klett, James D ^f  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e US Army Edgewood R D and Eng Ctr   (United States)

^f PAR Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BLACK CARBON; CLOUD; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 1442265914     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd01901     Document Type: Article

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