A method to estimate aerosol radiative forcing from spectral optical depths

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1082-1092

  Satheesh, S K ^a   Srinivasan, J ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; TURBIDITY;

AEROSOL RADIATIVE FORCING; GROUND-BASED SKY RADIANCE MEASUREMENTS; SPECTRAL OPTICAL DEPHTS;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METEOROLOGY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; TURBIDITY;

AEROSOL; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; OPTICAL DEPTH; OPTICAL PROPERTY; RADIATIVE FORCING;

EID: 33645986193     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3663.1     Document Type: Article

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