3-D aerosol-cloud radiative interaction observed in collocated MODIS and ASTER images of cumulus cloud fields

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 13, 2007, Pages

  Wen, Guoyong ^a   Marshak, Alexander ^a   Cahalan, Robert F ^a   Remer, Lorraine A ^a   Kleidman, Richard G ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BRAZIL; CLOUDS; METEOROLOGY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

AEROSOL; ASTER; BIOMASS BURNING; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; CUMULUS; ERROR ANALYSIS; MODIS; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PIXEL; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REFLECTANCE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WAVELENGTH;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34548610646     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008267     Document Type: Article

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