Effects of dust storms on microwave radiation based on satellite observation and model simulation over the Taklamakan desert

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 4903-4909

  Ge, J ^a   Huang, J ^a   Weng, F ^b   Sun, W ^c  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^c HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DESERT; DUST STORM; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MICROWAVE RADIATION; RADIOMETER; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 50649085461     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-8-4903-2008     Document Type: Article

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