Understanding the origin of black carbon in the atmospheric brown cloud over the Indian Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 22, 2007, Pages

  Stone, Elizabeth A ^a   Lough, Glynis C ^a   Schauer, James J ^a   Praveen, P S ^b   Corrigan, C E ^c   Ramanathan, V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Maldives Climate Observatory at Hanimaadhoo   (Maldives)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CLOUDS; COMBUSTION; FACTORIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL FORMATION; BLACK CARBON; LONG RANGE FORECAST; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 38349137439     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008118     Document Type: Article

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