Atmospheric turbidity determined by the annual cycle of the aerosol optical depth over north-center Spain from ground (AERONET) and satellite (MODIS)

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 352-364

  Bennouna, Y S ^a   Cachorro, V E ^a   Torres, B ^a   Toledano, C ^a   Berjon A ^b   de Frutos, A M ^a   Alonso Fernandez Coppel I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b Meteorological State Agency of Spain AEMET   (Spain)

Author keywords

AERONET; Aerosol optical depth (AOD); Aerosols; MODIS

Indexed keywords

AERONET; AEROSOL MODELS; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL OPTICAL PROPERTY; AEROSOL TYPES; ANNUAL CYCLE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBIDITY; GROUND BASED; IBERIAN PENINSULA; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; MODERATE RESOLUTION; MODIS; PALENCIA; SEASONAL PATTERNS; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SUMMER MONTHS; SUN PHOTOMETERS; TURBIDITY VALUES; WINTER MONTHS;

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; TURBIDITY;

RADIOMETERS;

AEROSOL; CONTINENTAL SHELF; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TURBIDITY;

AEROSOL; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; AUTUMN; OPTICAL DEPTH; PHOTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; SPRING; SUMMER; TURBIDITY; WINTER;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

EID: 84870901499     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.10.065     Document Type: Article

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