Quantification of aerosol type, and sources of aerosols over the Indo-Gangetic Plain

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 98, Issue , 2014, Pages 607-619

  Kedia, Sumita ^a   Ramachandran, S ^b   Holben, B N ^c   Tripathi, S N ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED COMPUTING   (India)

^b PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Absorbing aerosol type; Aerosol optical depth; A ngstro m parameters; Fine mode fraction; Indo gangetic plain; Organic carbon; Single scattering albedo

Indexed keywords

ABSORBING AEROSOL; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; FINE MODE FRACTION; INDO-GANGETIC PLAINS; SINGLE SCATTERING ALBEDO;

ORGANIC CARBON;

BIOFUEL; BLACK CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; BIOMASS BURNING; BLACK CARBON; DUST; OPTICAL DEPTH; ORGANIC CARBON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; METEOROLOGY; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICLE SIZE; RIVER BASIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; WINTER;

GANGETIC PLAIN; INDIA; KANPUR; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 84907256493     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.09.022     Document Type: Article

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