Fog Over Indo-Gangetic Plains—A Study Using Multisatellite Data and Ground Observations

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 185-195

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

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical depth (AOD) and anthropogenic emission; biomass burning; fog; Indo Gangetic Plains (IGP)

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL PROPERTIES; ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; BIOMASS-BURNING; DATA SETS; ECONOMIC LOSS; FOG FORMATION; GROUND MEASUREMENTS; GROUND OBSERVATIONS; GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS; HYDERABAD , INDIA; INDO-GANGETIC PLAINS; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; TOTAL SOLAR IRRADIANCE; URBAN REGIONS; WINTER MONTHS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; FOG; HEALTH HAZARDS; LOSSES; SOLAR RADIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL FORMATION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOMASS BURNING; DATA SET; FOG; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; IRRADIANCE; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OPTICAL DEPTH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SATELLITE DATA; SOLAR RADIATION; URBAN REGION;

ANDHRA PRADESH; GANGETIC PLAIN; HYDERABAD [ANDHRA PRADESH]; INDIA;

EID: 78649378050     PISSN: 19391404     EISSN: 21511535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTARS.2009.2019830     Document Type: Article

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