Smoke and pollution aerosol effect on cloud cover

Science

Volumn 313, Issue 5787, 2006, Pages 655-658

  Kaufman, Yoram J ^a   Koren, Ilan ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; SMOKE; SOLAR ENERGY;

AEROSOL ABSORPTION; CLOUD COVER; SMOKE AEROSOLS; SOLAR MEASUREMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLOUD COVER; SMOKE; SOLAR RADIATION;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CLOUD; POLLUTION; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKE; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 33746920328     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1126232     Document Type: Article

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