Radiative effects of aerosols on the evolution of the atmospheric boundary layer

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2002, Pages

  Yu, Hongbin ^a   Liu, S C ^a   Dickinson, R E ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Atmospheric absorption; Atmospheric boundary layer; Climate; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AEROSOL; BOUNDARY LAYER; RADIATIVE FORCING;

EID: 18144439596     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jd000754     Document Type: Article

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