Satellite observations of unusual dust event over North-East India and its relation with meteorological conditions

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 17-18, 2009, Pages 2032-2039

  Sharma, Anu Rani ^a   Kharol, Shailesh Kumar ^a   Badarinath, K V S ^a  

^a National Remote Sensing Centre   (India)

Author keywords

AOD550; Dust Storm; Relative Humidity; Temperature and Rainfall

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL LOADING; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; ANGSTROM EXPONENT; COARSE MODE PARTICLES; DRY WEATHERS; DUST EVENT; DUST STORM; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW HUMIDITY; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; NORTH- EAST INDIA; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SATELLITE DATA SETS; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TERRA-MODIS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERICS; DUST; MOISTURE; SATELLITES;

STORMS;

EID: 71749115851     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2009.09.010     Document Type: Article

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