Satellite-based evidence of wavelength-dependent aerosol absorption in biomass burning smoke inferred from Ozone Monitoring Instrument

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 10541-10551

  Jethva, H ^a   Torres, O ^b  

^a HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; ALBEDO; ALGORITHM; BIOMASS BURNING; BLACK CARBON; MONITORING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTICAL DEPTH; OZONE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 80055049722     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-10541-2011     Document Type: Article

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