Synoptic climatological influences on the spatial and temporal variability of aerosols over North America

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 723-741

  Power, Helen C ^a   Sheridan, Scott C ^b   Senkbeil, Jason C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Atmospheric turbidity; Climate variability; Synoptic climatology

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUDS; DATA REDUCTION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TURBIDITY;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBIDITY; CLOUDLESS SKY CONDITION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SPECTRAL AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AEROSOL; CLIMATE VARIATION; OPTICAL DEPTH; TURBIDITY;

EID: 33646455198     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1277     Document Type: Article

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