Three-dimensional structure of aerosol in China: A perspective from multi-satellite observations

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 178-179, Issue , 2016, Pages 580-589

  Guo, Jianping ^a,g   Liu, Huan ^a   Wang, Fu ^b   Huang, Jingfeng ^c   Xia, Feng ^a   Lou, Mengyun ^a   Wu, Yerong ^d   Jiang, Jonathan H ^e   Xie, Tao ^f   Zhaxi, Yangzong ^g   Yung, Yuk L ^h  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^b NATIONAL SATELLITE METEOROLOGICAL CENTER   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f Guangzhou MapUniverse Technology Co Ltd   (China)

^g Tibetan Institute of Atmospheric Environment and Science   (China)

^h CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

CALIOP; China; Dust; Frequency of occurrence; Smoke

Indexed keywords

DUST; LANDFORMS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SMOKE; TECTONICS;

CALIOP; CHINA; FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE; MULTI-SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; OCCURRENCE PROBABILITY; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; CALIOP; CALIPSO; DISPERSION; DUST; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MODIS; REMOTE SENSING; SMOKE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CHINA; GOBI DESERT;

EID: 84969132759     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2016.05.010     Document Type: Article

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