Characteristics of atmospheric aerosol optical depth variation in China during 1993-2012

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 119, Issue , 2015, Pages 82-94

  Xu, Xiaofeng ^a   Qiu, Jinhuan ^b   Xia, Xiangao ^b   Sun, Ling ^c   Min, Min ^c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^c NATIONAL SATELLITE METEOROLOGICAL CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical depth; Direct solar radiation; Relative humidity

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOLAR RADIATION;

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL ROBOTIC NETWORKS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIRECT SOLAR RADIATION; HYGROSCOPIC GROWTH; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; VARIATION CHARACTERISTICS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; HYGROSCOPICITY; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; WAVELENGTH;

AEROSOL; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CALIBRATION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMIDITY; LATITUDE; LONGITUDE; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; TURBIDITY; VISIBILITY; WINTER;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 84939618976     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.08.042     Document Type: Article

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