Evaluation of the aerosol indirect effect using satellite, tracer transport model, and aircraft data from the International Consortium for Atmospheric Research on Transport and Transformation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Avey, L ^a   Garrett, T J ^a   Stohl, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRACE ELEMENTS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; PERTURBATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TRACER;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547609628     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007581     Document Type: Article

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