AOD trends during 2001-2010 from observations and model simulations

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 5521-5535

  Pozzer, A ^a   De Meij, A ^b   Yoon, J ^a   Tost, H ^c   Georgoulias, A K ^a,d,e   Astitha, M ^f  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b NOVELTIS   (France)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^e CYPRUS INSTITUTE   (Cyprus)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; MISR; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; SEAWIFS; TREND ANALYSIS;

EUROPE; MIDDLE EAST; SAHARA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84930226065     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-5521-2015     Document Type: Article

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