Aerosol absorption over Bay of Bengal during winter: Variability and sources

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 54, Issue , 2012, Pages 738-745

  Kedia, Sumita ^a   Ramachandran, S ^a   Rajesh, T A ^a   Srivastava, Rohit ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Absorption; Bay of Bengal; Black carbon; PSCF; Source region; Variability

Indexed keywords

BAY OF BENGAL; BLACK CARBON; PSCF; SOURCE REGION; VARIABILITY;

ABSORPTION; FOSSIL FUELS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

BIOFUEL; BLACK CARBON; FOSSIL FUEL;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; ALBEDO; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS BURNING; BLACK CARBON; COASTAL ZONE; FOSSIL FUEL; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RADIATIVE FORCING; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WINTER;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; AFGHANISTAN; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); INDIA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PAKISTAN; POTENTIAL SOURCE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; WINTER;

AFGHANISTAN; BAY OF BENGAL; GANGETIC PLAIN; INDIAN OCEAN; PAKISTAN;

EID: 84861570605     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.12.047     Document Type: Article

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