Aerosol radiative effects over an urban location and a remote site in western India: Seasonal variability

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 39, 2011, Pages 7415-7422

  Ramachandran, S ^a   Kedia, Sumita ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Aerosol radiative forcing; Implications; Seasonal variation; Shortwave and longwave forcing; Urban and remote locations

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL RADIATIVE FORCING; IMPLICATIONS; LONG WAVES; REMOTE LOCATION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINES; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

ALBEDO; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HEATING; LONGWAVE RADIATION; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE FORCING; SCATTERING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; URBAN AREA;

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; HEATING; INDIA; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION RESPONSE; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

INDIA;

EID: 80755153259     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.06.030     Document Type: Article

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