Aerosol direct radiative effects over Kanpur in the Indo-Gangetic basin, northern India: Long-term (2001-2005) observations and implications to regional climate

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Dey, Sagnik ^a   Tripathi, S N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; DUST; HEAT FLUX;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; OPTICAL DEPTH; OPTICAL PROPERTY; RADIATIVE FORCING; REGIONAL CLIMATE; TOP OF ATMOSPHERE;

ASIA; EURASIA; GANGETIC PLAIN; INDIA; KANPUR; SOUTH ASIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 42549172750     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009029     Document Type: Article

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