Multiyear ground-based and satellite observations of aerosol properties over a tropical area in India

Atmospheric Science Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-13

  Badarinath, K V S ^a   Kharol, Shailesh Kumar ^a   Latha, K Madhavi ^c   Chand, T R Kiran ^a   Prasad, V Krishna ^d   Jyothsna, A Nirmala ^b   Samatha, K ^b  

^a NATIONAL REMOTE SENSING AGENCY   (India)

^b ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical depth; BC; Forest fires; Industrial aerosol

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; BLACK CARBON; FOREST FIRE; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOMETER; RADIATIVE FORCING; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; TROPICAL REGION;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; HYDERABAD; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34347266952     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1530261X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asl.143     Document Type: Article

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