Long-term trends of atmospheric absorbing and scattering optical depths over China region estimated from the routine observation data of surface solar irradiances

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 21, 2010, Pages

  Wang, Biao ^a   Shi, Guangyu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; INSTRUMENT ERRORS; SOLAR RADIATION; SYSTEMATIC ERRORS; WATER VAPOR;

AEROSOL MODELS; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; ATMOSPHERIC ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICAL DEPTH; CHINA REGION; LONG-TERM TREND; LONG-TERM VARIATIONS; OBSERVATION DATA; OBSERVED DATA; OPTICAL DEPTH; SCATTERING EFFECTS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKY CONDITION; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; STANDARD ATMOSPHERES; TEMPORAL COVERAGE;

SCATTERING;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OPTICAL DEPTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCATTERING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

CHINA;

EID: 78349264185     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013239     Document Type: Article

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