Aerosol optical properties over the South Atlantic and Southern Ocean during the 140th cruise of the M/VS.A. Agulhas

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 98, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 285-296

  Wilson, D I ^a   Piketh, S J ^a   Smirnov, A ^b   Holben, B N ^b   Kuyper, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ngstr m exponent; AERONET; Aerosol optical properties; Aerosols; Antarctica; Climate; HYSPLIT; MODIS; South Atlantic; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

AERONET; AEROSOL OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ANTARCTICA; CLIMATE; HYSPLIT; MODIS; SOUTH ATLANTIC; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; COASTAL ZONES; OCEANOGRAPHY; RADIOMETERS;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

AEROSOL; COASTAL ZONE; DATA SET; MODIS; OPTICAL PROPERTY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 78149281638     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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