Reproducing the optical properties of fine desert dust aerosols using ensembles of simple model particles

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 85, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 231-249

  Kahnert, Michael ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Electromagnetic scattering; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DUST; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATRIX ALGEBRA; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

PHASE FUNCTION; SCATTERING MATRIX;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

AEROSOL; DUST; OPTICAL PROPERTY; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 1442289306     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4073(03)00227-9     Document Type: Article

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