The effect of extratropical cyclones on satellite-retrieved aerosol properties over ocean

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 13, 2011, Pages

  Grandey, B S ^a   Stier, P ^a   Wagner, T M ^a   Grainger, R G ^a   Hodges, K I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; LUMINANCE; OCEANOGRAPHY; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STORMS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND EFFECTS;

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL PROPERTIES; AEROSOL RETRIEVAL; AEROSOL SIZE; ALONG-TRACK SCANNING RADIOMETERS; BRIGHTNESS MODEL; EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS; EXPLANATORY VARIABLES; EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONES; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; NORTH ATLANTIC; REANALYSIS; SEA SALTS; SOUTH ATLANTIC; SURFACE BRIGHTNESS; WIND SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ALONG TRACK SCANNING RADIOMETER; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; COMPOSITE; CYCLONE; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICLE SIZE; SEA SALT; SEA SURFACE; WIND VELOCITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

EID: 79960258688     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GL047703     Document Type: Article

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