On the accuracy of stratospheric aerosol extinction derived from in situ size distribution measurements and surface area density derived from remote SAGE II and HALOE extinction measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 16, 2015, Pages 8426-8447

  Kovilakam, Mahesh ^a,b   Deshler, Terry ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; CORRECTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; EVAPORATION; HALOE(SATELLITE); IN SITU MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SAGE II(SATELLITE); SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRATOSPHERE; SURFACE AREA;

EID: 84942199262     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023303     Document Type: Article

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