Boundary layer regulation in the southeast Atlantic cloud microphysics during the biomass burning season as seen by the A-train satellite constellation

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 19, 2014, Pages 11,288-11,302

  Painemal, David ^a,b   Kato, Seiji ^a   Minnis, Patrick ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; AMSR-E; AQUA (SATELLITE); BIOMASS BURNING; BOUNDARY LAYER; CALIPSO; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; LIDAR; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MIXING RATIO; MODIS; SMOKE; SOLAR RADIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST);

EID: 84920285380     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022182     Document Type: Article

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