Variation of atmospheric aerosol optical depth and its relationship with climate change in China east of 100°E over the last 50 years

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 191-199

  Chen, L X ^a   Zhang, B ^d   Zhu, W Q ^a   Zhou, X J ^a   Luo, Y F ^b   Zhou, Z J ^a   He, J H ^c  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^b NATIONAL NATURAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION OF CHINA   (China)

^c NATIONAL SATELLITE METEOROLOGICAL CENTER   (China)

^d NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; CORRELATION; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; REGIONAL CLIMATE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER VAPOR;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SICHUAN BASIN; YANGTZE DELTA;

EID: 64749089196     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-008-0023-7     Document Type: Article

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