Satellite retrievals of aerosol optical depth over a subtropical urban area: The role of stratification and surface reflectance

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 596-607

  Escribano, Jerónimo ^a   Gallardo, Laura ^b   Rondanelli, Roberto ^b   Choi, Yong Sang ^c  

^a University of Concepción   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AOD; MODIS; Particulate matter; Surface reflectance

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ESTIMATION; RANGE FINDING; REFLECTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOL MASS CONCENTRATION; AEROSOL ROBOTIC NETWORKS; AOD; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; MODIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SURFACE REFLECTANCE; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

RADIOMETERS;

AERONET; AEROSOL PROPERTY; ANNUAL CYCLE; CIRRUS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; MODIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONALITY; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SURFACE REFLECTANCE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

CAPE VERDE [MACARONESIA]; SAO TIAGO;

EID: 84897857458     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2013.03.0082     Document Type: Article

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