A net decrease in the Earth's cloud, aerosol, and surface 340 nm reflectivity during the past 33 yr (1979-2011)

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 8505-8524

  Herman, J ^a,b   Deland, M T ^b,c   Huang, L K ^b,c   Labow, G ^b,c   Larko, D ^b,c   Lloyd, S A ^b,e   Mao, J ^b,d   Qin, W ^b,c   Weaver, C ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e WYLE LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUD COVER; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENERGY BALANCE; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; NOAA SATELLITE; REFLECTIVITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR POWER; UPWELLING;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; AUSTRALIA; BRAZIL; CHILE; CHINA; EUROPE; GREENLAND; INDIA; INDOCHINA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PERU;

LAMBERTIA;

EID: 84883253964     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-8505-2013     Document Type: Article

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