Aerosol radiative forcing and the accuracy of satellite aerosol optical depth retrieval

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 24, 2003, Pages

  Chylek, Petr ^a,b   Henderson, Brad ^a   Mishchenko, Michael ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical depth; Radiative forcing; Satellite retrieval

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AEROSOL; AVHRR; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE FORCING; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 1642307978     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd004044     Document Type: Article

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