Sources of discrepancy between aerosol optical depth obtained from AERONET and in-situ aircraft profiles

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2987-3003

  Esteve, A R ^a   Ogren, J A ^b   Sheridan, P J ^b   Andrews, E ^b,c   Holben, B N ^d   Utrillas, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; AIRBORNE SURVEY; ALBEDO; ALGORITHM; BACKSCATTER; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL DEPTH; RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

BONDVILLE; ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867000532     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-2987-2012     Document Type: Article

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