Impact of aerosol hygroscopic growth on the direct aerosol radiative effect in summer on North China Plain

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 147, Issue , 2016, Pages 224-233

  Kuang, Y ^a   Zhao, C S ^a   Tao, J C ^a   Bian, Y X ^a   Ma, N ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical depth; Aerosol optical properties; Asymmetry factor; Relative humidity profiles; Single scattering albedo

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL OPTICAL PROPERTY; ASYMMETRY FACTOR; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; HYGROSCOPIC GROWTH; SINGLE SCATTERING ALBEDO; TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERES; VERTICAL VARIATION;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; AEROSOL PROPERTY; ALBEDO; ASYMMETRY; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; HYGROSCOPICITY; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE FORCING; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SCATTERING; SUMMER; WATER CONTENT;

AEROSOL HYGROSCOPIC GROWTH; ALBEDO; ARTICLE; ASYMMETRY FACTOR; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT AEROSOL RADIATIVE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; HUMIDITY; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SINGLE SCATTERING ALBEDO; SUMMER; WATER TRANSPORT;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA PLAIN;

DARES;

EID: 84991703797     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.10.013     Document Type: Article

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