Multi-year observations of the spatial and vertical distribution of aerosols and the genesis of abnormal variations in aerosol loading over the Arabian Sea during Asian summer monsoon season

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 105-106, Issue , 2013, Pages 142-151

  Prijith, S S ^a   Rajeev, K ^a   Thampi, Bijoy V ^a,b   Nair, Sandhya K ^a   Mohan, Mannil ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol transport; Asian summer monsoon; Dust storm; Mineral dust

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL TRANSPORT; ASIAN SUMMER MONSOONS; DEPOLARIZATION RATIO; DUST STORM; MINERAL DUST; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

ARID REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; DUST; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STORMS;

LOADING;

EID: 84885789922     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2013.09.009     Document Type: Article

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