Multiyear Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer observations of summertime stratocumulus collocated with aerosols in the northeastern Atlantic

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 15, 2006, Pages

  Matheson, Mark A ^a,b   Coakley Jr , James A ^a   Tahnk, William R ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; CLOUDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; RADIOMETERS;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; AVHRR; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD WATER; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE FORCING; STRATOCUMULUS; SUMMER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

EID: 33845951911     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006890     Document Type: Article

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