An "in situ" calibration correction procedure (KCICLO) based on AoD diurnal cycle: Application to AERONET - El Arenosillo (Spain) AOD data series

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Cachorro, V E ^a   Toledano, C ^a   Berjon A ^a   de Frutos, A M ^a   Torres, B ^a   Sorribas, M ^b   Laulainen, N S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CALIBRATION; PHOTOMETERS; ROBOTICS; WIND EFFECTS;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; CALIBRATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; ERROR CORRECTION; OPTICAL DEPTH; PHOTOMETER;

ANDALUCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 50049104426     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009673     Document Type: Article

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