Radiative and thermodynamic responses to aerosol extinction profiles during the pre-monsoon month over South Asia

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 16901-16943

  Feng, Y ^a   Kotamarthi, V R ^a   Coulter, R ^a   Zhao, C ^b   Cadeddu, M ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; LONGWAVE RADIATION; MONSOON; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE FORCING; SCATTERING; THERMODYNAMICS;

INDIA;

EID: 84999804814     PISSN: 16807367     EISSN: 16807375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acpd-15-16901-2015     Document Type: Article

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