Interannual variability in time scale characteristics of aerosol optical thickness over Mysore, India

Indian Journal of Radio and Space Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 80-91

  Ganesh, K E ^a   Umesh, T K ^b   Narasimhamurthy, B ^b  

^a PES UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical thickness (AOT); Atmospheric aerosols; Precipitable water vapour

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961025864     PISSN: 03678393     EISSN: 0975105X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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