Advection induced short period anomalies and seasonal features in aerosol optical depth over Bay of Bengal in the W-ICARB region

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 51, Issue , 2012, Pages 175-186

  Spandana, B ^a   Niranjan, K ^a   Anjana Devi, T ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Advection; Aerosols; Bay of Bengal

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL SOURCE; AEROSOL TRANSPORT; AIR MASS; BAY OF BENGAL; DAY-TO-DAY VARIABILITY; INDIAN SUMMER MONSOON; MESOSCALE; OCEANIC REGIONS; RADIATIVE IMPACTS; REGION-BASED; SATELLITE DATA; SHORT PERIODS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATIONS;

ADVECTION; AEROSOLS; RADIOMETERS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

ADVECTION; AEROSOL; AIR MASS; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; MODIS; MONSOON; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE FORCING; SATELLITE DATA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ADVECTION; AEROSOL; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH; ARTICLE; BAY; INDIA; MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL DEPTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 84857784905     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.01.031     Document Type: Article

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