Radiative transfer simulation of dust-like aerosols: Uncertainties from particle shape and refractive index

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 631-644

  Yi, Bingqi ^a   Hsu, Christine N ^b   Yang, Ping ^a   Tsay, Si Chee ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Broadband; Non spherical dust aerosol; Radiance and flux; Radiative transfer

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; DUST; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOLAR RADIATION; SPHERES;

BROADBAND; DUST AEROSOLS; PARTICLE SHAPE EFFECTS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER CALCULATIONS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER SIMULATIONS; SINGLE SCATTERING PROPERTIES; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERES;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; DATABASE; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; DATA BASE; HEATING; HUMAN; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; MOLECULAR MODEL; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; REFRACTION INDEX; SIMULATION; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 79960469205     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: 18791964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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