Influence of air mass history on the columnar aerosol properties at Valencia, Spain

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 15, 2007, Pages

  Estellés, Víctor ^a   Martínez Lozano, José A ^a   Utrillas, María P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER CONTENT; WATER VAPOR;

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; ALBEDO; IRRADIANCE; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WATER CONTENT; WATER VAPOR;

COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 35148830308     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008593     Document Type: Article

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