Downwelling solar irradiance in the biomass burning region of the southern Amazon: Dependence on aerosol intensive optical properties and role of water vapor

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 18, 2011, Pages

  Rosrio, Nilton E ^a,b   Yamasoe, Marcia A ^a   Brindley, Helen ^b   Eck, Thomas F ^c,d   Schafer, Joel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER VAPOR;

AERONET; AEROSOL PROPERTIES; ALTA FLORESTA; AMAZON BASIN; ASYMMETRY PARAMETER; BIOMASS BURNING REGIONS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DOWN-WELLING; ROLE OF WATER; ROOT MEAN SQUARE DIFFERENCES; SINGLE SCATTERING ALBEDO; SMOKE AEROSOLS; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; WET CONDITIONS;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

ALBEDO; AMORPHOUS MEDIUM; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CORRELATION; HUMIDITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IRRADIANCE; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER VAPOR;

ALTA FLORESTA; AMAZON BASIN; BRAZIL; MATO GROSSO;

EID: 80053061246     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD015956     Document Type: Article

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