Large dust absorption of infrared radiation over afro-asian regions: Evidence for anthropogenic impact

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 307-311

  Satheesh, S K ^a   Deepshikha, S ^a   Srinivasan, J ^a   Kaufman, Y J ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Anthropogenic impact; Radiation

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; COOLING; DUST; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; HEATING; INFRARED RADIATION;

ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACT; BLACK CARBON; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; TEMPORAL PATTERN;

METEOROLOGY;

EID: 33746611198     PISSN: 1545598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LGRS.2006.869988     Document Type: Article

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