Calmness of the aerosol layer in the atmosphere during biomass burning episodes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Silva, Abel A ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

AEROSOL; BIOMASS BURNING; OPTICAL DEPTH;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33746520580     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006530     Document Type: Article

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