Modulation of the aerosol absorption and single-scattering albedo due to synoptic scale and sea breeze circulations: United Arab Emirates experiment perspective

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Remiszewska, J ^a   Flatau, P J ^b   Markowicz, K M ^c   Reid, E A ^d   Reid, J S ^d   Witek, M L ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^d NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COASTAL ZONES; DUST;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; ALBEDO; LAND BREEZE; SEA BREEZE;

ABU DHABI [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; MIDDLE EAST; PERSIAN GULF; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 34548567840     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007139     Document Type: Article

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