Premonsoon shortwave aerosol radiative forcings over the Arabian Sea and tropical Indian Ocean: Yearly and monthly mean variabilities

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1-12

  Ramachandran, S ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; RADIATIVE FORCING;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 30344445069     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005563     Document Type: Article

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