Inferring aerosol types over the Indo-Gangetic Basin from ground based sunphotometer measurements

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 109-110, Issue , 2012, Pages 64-75

  Srivastava, A K ^a   Tripathi, S N ^b   Dey, Sagnik ^c   Kanawade, V P ^d   Tiwari, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^d KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption ngstr m exponent; Aerosol types; Fine mode fraction; Indo Gangetic Basin; Single scattering albedo

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIVITIES; AEROSOL PRODUCT; AEROSOL TYPES; AIR MASS; ANTHROPOGENIC AEROSOLS; BLACK CARBON; CARBONACEOUS PARTICLES; DUST ABSORPTION; DUST AEROSOLS; EMISSION SOURCES; FINE MODE FRACTION; FIRE PRODUCTS; GROUND BASED; INDO-GANGETIC BASIN; PRE-MONSOON; SINGLE SCATTERING ALBEDO; SPECTRAL INFORMATION; SUN PHOTOMETERS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; DUST; NUMBER THEORY; SOLAR RADIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOMETER; RADIOMETER;

GANGETIC PLAIN;

EID: 84859445783     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.02.010     Document Type: Article

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