Long-range persistence in global Aerosol Index dynamics

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 27, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 3593-3603

  Varotsos, C A ^a,c   Ondov, J M ^a   Cracknell, A P ^b   Efstathiou, M N ^c   Assimakopoulos, M N ^c  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METEOROLOGY; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

AEROSOL INDEX (AI) FLUCTUATIONS; BREWER-DOBSON CELL; DETRENDED FLUCTUATION ANALYSIS (DFA); POWER-LAW CORRELATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; REMOTE SENSING; STRATOSPHERE; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 33746944140     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160600617236     Document Type: Article

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