Characterization of the seasonal cycle of south Asian aerosols: A regional-scale modeling analysis

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 22, 2007, Pages

  Adhikary, Bhupesh ^a,b   Carmichael, Gregory R ^a,b   Tang, Youhua ^a   Leung, L Ruby ^c   Qian, Yun ^c   Schauer, James J ^d   Stone, Elizabeth A ^d   Ramanathan, Veerabhadran ^e   Ramana, Muvva V ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b IA United States   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORGANIC CARBON; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SULFUR; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WIND;

AEROSOL; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; MODELING; OPTICAL DEPTH; SEASONALITY;

EID: 38349118365     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008143     Document Type: Article

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