Retrieval of aerosol scattering and absorption properties from photopolarimetric observations over the ocean during the CLAMS experiment

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1093-1117

  Chowdhary, Jacek ^a   Cairns, Brian ^a,b   Mishchenko, Michael I ^b   Hobbs, Peter V ^c   Cota, Glenn F ^d   Redemann, Jens ^e   Rutledge, Ken ^f   Holben, Brent N ^g   Russell, Ed ^h  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f ANALYTICAL SERVICES AND MATERIALS INC   (United States)

^g NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^h SpecTIR Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ESTIMATION; LIGHTHOUSES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHOTOMETRY; REMOTE SENSING;

AEROSOL PROPERTIES; IN SITU MEASUREMENTS; OPTICAL THICKNESS; SUNPHOTOMETERS;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; REMOTE SENSING; SCATTERING;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BIVALVIA;

EID: 18544372594     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3389.1     Document Type: Article

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