Implications of particle composition and shape to dust radiative effect: A case study from the Great Indian Desert

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 23, 2008, Pages

  Mishra, S K ^a   Dey, Sagnik ^b   Tripathi, S N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; HEMATITE; IRON ORES; LANDFORMS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDE MINERALS; SPHERES;

ABSORPTION EFFICIENCIES; ANTHROPOGENIC COMPONENTS; ATMOSPHERIC ABSORPTIONS; DIRECT RADIATIVE FORCING; DUST PARTICLES; NON-SPHERICAL; PARTICLE COMPOSITIONS; PARTICLE MORPHOLOGIES; PARTICLE SHAPES; RADIATIVE EFFECTS; RADIATIVE PROPERTIES; REGIONAL WARMING; SHAPED PARTICLES; SIZE AND SHAPES;

DUST;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; DUST; HEMATITE; RADIATIVE FORCING; WARMING;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; THAR DESERT;

EID: 60149096180     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL036058     Document Type: Article

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