Impact of aerosols from the Asian continent on the adjoining oceanic environments

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-102

  Parameswaran, K ^a   Nair, Sandhya K ^a   Rajeev, K ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Atmospheric sciences; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; AVHRR; NOAA SATELLITE; REMOTE SENSING; SEA SALT; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WAVELENGTH; WIND VELOCITY;

ARABIAN SEA; BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 40349088999     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 02534126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-008-0016-z     Document Type: Article

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