Characteristics and radiative impact of the aerosol generated by the Canberra firestorm of January 2003

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Mitchell, Ross M ^a   O'Brien, D M ^b   Campbell, S K ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; FIRES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; TROPOSPHERE; WIND;

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; DISPERSION; FIRE; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE FORCING; SMOKE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; CANBERRA;

EID: 33644941078     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006304     Document Type: Article

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