Comparison of the radiative properties and direct radiative effect of aerosols from a global aerosol model and remote sensing data over ocean

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 115-129

  Myhre, Gunnar ^a,b,c   Bellouin, Nicolas ^d   Berglen, Tore F ^a   Berntsen, Terje K ^a,b   Boucher, Olivier ^d   Grini, Alf ^a,e   Isaksen, Ivar S A ^a   Johnsrud, Mona ^c   Mishchenko, Michael I ^f   Stordal, Frode ^a,c   Tanré, Didier ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH OSLO CICERO   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^e MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

^f NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^g Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; MODEL; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE FORCING; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 33846544258     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: 16000889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2006.00238.x     Document Type: Article

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