Simple method to derive aerosol microphysical properties from AERONET multiwavelength direct solar measurements

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 34, Issue 10 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 2232-2235

  Otero, L A ^a,b   Fochesatto, G J ^a   Ristori, P R ^a,c   Flamant, P H ^d   Piacentini, R D ^e   Holben, B ^f   Quel, E J ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas de Las Fuerzas Armadas   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales   (Argentina)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

^d LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^e INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA ROSARIO   (Argentina)

^f NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeronet mulliwavelenglh solar measurements; Aerosol optical properties; Aerosol robotic network; Derive aerosol microphysical properties

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ACOUSTICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACE APPLICATIONS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

AERONET MULTIWAVELENGTH SOLAR MEASUREMENTS; AEROSOL OPTICAL PROPERTIES; AEROSOL ROBOTIC NETWORKS; DERIVE AEROSOL MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

AEROSOLS;

EID: 9244248632     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.07.059     Document Type: Conference Paper

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