Role of fine mode aerosols in modulating cloud properties over industrial locations in north India

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1605-1612

  Abish, B ^a   Mohanakumar, K ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

Atmospheric composition; Structure (Aerosols and particles)

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLOUD COVER; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; MONSOON; OPTICAL DEPTH; RAINFALL;

GANGETIC PLAIN;

EID: 84856012308     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-29-1605-2011     Document Type: Article

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