Annual cycle of aerosol direct radiative effect over southeast Italy and sensitivity studies

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 20, 2007, Pages

  Tafuro, Anna Maria ^a   Kinne, Stefan ^b   De Tomasi, Ferdinando ^a   Perrone, Maria Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; METEOROLOGY;

AEROSOL; AEROSOL PROPERTY; ANNUAL CYCLE; MODIS; PHOTOMETER; RADIATIVE FORCING; RADIOMETER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SOLAR RADIATION; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 37349063341     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008265     Document Type: Article

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