Application of satellite and ground-based data to investigate the UV radiative effects of Australian aerosols

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 65-80

  Kalashnikova, Olga V ^a   Mills, Franklin P ^b   Eldering, Annmarie ^a   Anderson, Don ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian aerosols; MISR; MODIS; UV surface irradiances

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA REDUCTION; EARTH (PLANET); ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WEATHER SATELLITES;

AUSTRALIAN AEROSOLS; CLIMATOLOGICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; MISR; MODIS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; UV SURFACE IRRADIANCES;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; IRRADIANCE; MODIS; SATELLITE DATA; SMOKE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALICE SPRINGS; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; DARWIN; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 33846940935     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2006.07.025     Document Type: Article

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