Radiative fluxes from satellites: Focus on aerosols

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Liu, Hongqing ^a,b   Pinker, R T ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b Perot Sytems ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; WEATHER SATELLITES;

AEROSOL; ESTIMATION METHOD; RADIATIVE FORCING; SATELLITE DATA; SURFACE FLUX;

EID: 45549108344     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008736     Document Type: Article

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