Optical characterization of continental and biomass-burning aerosols over Bozeman, Montana: A case study of the aerosol direct effect

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 21, 2011, Pages

  Nehrir, Amin R ^a   Repasky, Kevin S ^a   Reagan, John A ^b   Carlsten, John L ^c  

^a Montana State University   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERICS; BACKSCATTERING; BIOMASS; DEFORESTATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL RADAR; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER VAPOR;

AERONET; AERONET DATA; AEROSOL DIRECT RADIATIVE FORCING; AEROSOL EXTINCTION; AEROSOL MODELS; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL OPTICAL PROPERTY; AEROSOL PRODUCT; AEROSOL ROBOTIC NETWORKS; AEROSOL SCATTERING; AEROSOL TYPES; BACKSCATTER LIDAR; BIOMASS-BURNING; DIFFERENTIAL ABSORPTION LIDARS; DIRECT RADIATIVE FORCING; DIURNAL VARIABILITY; EYE-SAFE; FOREST FIRES; GROUND BASED; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; MONTANA; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION; OPTICAL DEPTH; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; RURAL SITE; SINGLE-CHANNEL; SOLAR RADIOMETERS; TIME-PERIODS; TRANSITIONAL PERIOD;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BACKSCATTER; BIOMASS BURNING; DIURNAL VARIATION; LIDAR; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE FORCING; RADIOMETER; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; RURAL AREA; SMOKE; TERRA (SATELLITE);

BOZEMAN; CANADA; MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80755126974     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016016     Document Type: Article

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