Spectral and temporal characteristics of aerosol optical depth over a wet tropical location in North East India

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 35, Issue 8 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 1423-1429

  Bhuyan, P K ^a   Gogoi, M M ^a   Moorthy, K Krishna ^b  

^a DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical depth; India; Multi wavelength solar radiometer; Tropical

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPOSITION; COOLING; REMOTE SENSING; SOLAR RADIATION;

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH (AOD); INDIA; MULTI WAVELENGTH SOLAR RADIOMETER (MWR); TROPICAL;

AEROSOLS;

EID: 23844501073     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.06.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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