Dust transport and deposition observed from the Terra-Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) spacecraft over the Atlantic Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1-16

  Kaufman, Y J ^a   Koren, I ^a,b   Remer, L A ^a   Tanre D ^c   Ginoux, P ^d   Fan, S ^d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b National Research Council   (United States)

^c Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille   (France)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DUST; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MODIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 21444455876     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004436     Document Type: Article

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