Dust aerosols over India and adjacent continents retrieved using METEOSAT infrared radiance Part II: Quantification of wind dependence and estimation of radiative forcing

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-79

  Deepshikha, S ^a   Satheesh, S K ^a   Srinivasan, J ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; DESERT SOIL; DUST; INFRARED RADIATION; METEOSAT; RADIATIVE FORCING; SOIL MOISTURE; WIND;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MIDDLE EAST; SAUDI ARABIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33751105877     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-24-63-2006     Document Type: Article

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