Global component aerosol direct radiative effect at the top of atmosphere

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 633-655

  Zhao, Tom X P ^a   Loeb, Norman G ^b   Laszlo, Istvan ^a   Zhou, Mi ^c  

^a OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c I M Systems Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; FREE FLIGHT; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC CARBON; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOMETERS; SPACE FLIGHT; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL OPTICAL PROPERTY; AEROSOL OPTICAL THICKNESS; ANTHROPOGENIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS AND THE EARTH'S RADIANT ENERGY SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTED AEROSOL; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY; SURFACE REFLECTANCE;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; AEROSOL PROPERTY; MODIS; RADIATIVE FORCING; SURFACE REFLECTANCE; TOP OF ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 79952429626     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2010.517790     Document Type: Article

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