Retrieval of aerosol microphysical and optical properties above liquid clouds from POLDER/PARASOL polarization measurements

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 991-1016

  Waquet, F ^a   Cornet, C ^a   Deuze J L ^a   Dubovik, O ^a   Ducos, F ^a   Goloub, P ^a   Herman, M ^a   Lapyonok, T ^a   Labonnote, L C ^a   Riedi, J ^a   Tanre D ^a   Thieuleux, F ^a   Vanbauce, C ^a  

^a Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; AIR TEMPERATURE; ALGORITHM; BIOMASS BURNING; CLOUD COVER; DUST; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; PARASOL; PARTICLE SIZE; POLARIZATION; POLDER; RADIATIVE FORCING; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SENSOR; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; STRATOCUMULUS;

AFRICA;

EID: 84882747369     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-6-991-2013     Document Type: Article

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