Optical exploration of biomass burning aerosols over a high-altitude station by combining ground-based and satellite data

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-13

  Vijayakumar, K ^a   Devara, P C S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

AOD; Biomass burning; CALIPSO; Long range transport; MICROTOPS II; MODIS

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEFORESTATION; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITES; SMOKE;

BIOMASS-BURNING; CALIPSO; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MICROTOPS-II; MODIS;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; BIOMASS BURNING; CALIPSO; EXPLORATION; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MODIS; SATELLITE DATA;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; BIOMASS BURNING; BURN; DUST; FIRE; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SMOKE;

AEROSOLS; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; DEFORESTATION; SATELLITES;

INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; SINHAGAD;

EID: 84896894569     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: 18791964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2014.01.008     Document Type: Article

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