Some implications of sampling choices on comparisons between satellite and model aerosol optical depth fields

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 10705-10716

  Sayer, A M ^a,b   Thomas, G E ^a   Palmer, P I ^c   Grainger, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ALONG TRACK SCANNING RADIOMETER; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CLEAR SKY; CLOUD COVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MODELING; OPTICAL DEPTH; SAMPLING; SATELLITE DATA;

EID: 78649300952     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-10705-2010     Document Type: Article

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