Measured size distributions of aerosols over the Indian Ocean during INDOEX

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Kamra, A K ^a   Murugavel, P ^a   Pawar, S D ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Aerosols over the Indian Ocean; Aerosols size distributions; Downward transport of aerosols during INDOEX; Downward transport of aerosols over the Indian Ocean

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 1642456630     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002200     Document Type: Article

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