Aerosol-cloud interaction determined by both in situ and satellite data over a northern high-latitude site

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 10987-10995

  Lihavainen, H ^a   Kerminen, V M ^a   Remer, L A ^b  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CLOUD; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LATITUDE; SATELLITE DATA;

EID: 78649428866     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-10987-2010     Document Type: Article

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