Variability of aerosol optical depth over east Asia and its possible impacts

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Bao, Zhenhao ^a   Wen, Zhiping ^b   Wu, Renguang ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CENTER FOR OCEAN LAND ATMOSPHERE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERICS; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS;

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EAST ASIA; EASTERN CHINA; INTERANNUAL; INTERANNUAL VARIATION; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER DATUM; NORTH PACIFIC; RAINY SEASONS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SHORT-WAVE RADIATION; SST ANOMALIES; WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ANNUAL VARIATION; CLOUD COVER; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SHORTWAVE RADIATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 65849092388     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD010603     Document Type: Article

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