Absorbing Aerosol Index: Sensitivity analysis, application to GOME and comparison with TOMS

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-19

  de Graaf, M ^a   Stammes, P ^a   Torres, O ^b   Koelemeijer, Robert B A ^c  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 17044419152     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005178     Document Type: Article

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