Observation of low single scattering albedo of aerosols in the downwind of the East Asian desert and urban areas during the inflow of dust aerosols

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 787-802

  Khatri, Pradeep ^a   Takamura, Tamio ^a   Shimizu, Atsushi ^b   Sugimoto, Nobuo ^b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUST; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SCATTERING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOLAR RADIATION;

AEROSOL OPTICAL THICKNESS; AEROSOL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; ASIAN DUST AEROSOL; CARBONACEOUS AEROSOL; DUST AEROSOLS; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; OBSERVATIONAL DATA; SINGLE SCATTERING ALBEDO;

AEROSOLS;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; ALBEDO; BLACK CARBON; DUST; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARTICLE SIZE; SCATTERING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; URBAN AREA;

ASIA;

EID: 84900676633     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD019961     Document Type: Article

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