Analysis on the impact of aerosol optical depth on surface solar radiation in the Shanghai megacity, China

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 3281-3289

  Xu, J ^a   Li, C ^b   Shi, H ^a   He, Q ^a   Pan, L ^a  

^a SHANGHAI METEOROLOGICAL BUREAU   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CLEAR SKY; DECADAL VARIATION; EMISSION; MEGACITY; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOLAR RADIATION;

CHINA; SHANGHAI;

EID: 79953757316     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-3281-2011     Document Type: Article

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