Link between local scale BC emissions in the Indo-Gangetic plains and large scale atmospheric solar absorption

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1173-1187

  Praveen, P S ^a   Ahmed, T ^a   Kar, A ^b   Rehman, I H ^b   Ramanathan, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; AEROSOL PROPERTY; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; BIOMASS BURNING; BLACK CARBON; HEALTH IMPACT; LIGHT SCATTERING; RADIATIVE FORCING; RURAL ATMOSPHERE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONALITY; SOLAR RADIATION;

GANGETIC PLAIN;

EID: 84856551642     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-1173-2012     Document Type: Review

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