Using the OMI aerosol index and absorption aerosol optical depth to evaluate the NASA MERRA Aerosol Reanalysis

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 5743-5760

  Buchard, V ^a,b   Da Silva, A M ^a   Colarco, P R ^a   Darmenov, A ^a   Randles, C A ^a,c   Govindaraju, R ^a,d   Torres, O ^a   Campbell, J ^e   Spurr, R ^f  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^e NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^f RT Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

EID: 84934882189     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-5743-2015     Document Type: Review

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