A critical look at spatial scale choices in satellite-based aerosol indirect effect studies

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 11459-11470

  Grandey, B S ^a   Stier, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; CLOUD DROPLET; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE FORCING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 78649842858     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-11459-2010     Document Type: Article

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