Chemical apportionment of southern African aerosol mass and optical depth

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 7643-7655

  Magi, B I ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; BIOMASS BURNING; BLACK CARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE MODELING; OPTICAL DEPTH; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER;

SOUTHERN AFRICA;

EID: 75649140224     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-7643-2009     Document Type: Article

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