Shortwave radiative forcing efficiency of urban aerosols - A case study using ground based measurements

Chemosphere

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 217-220

  Latha, K Madhavi ^a   Badarinath, K V S ^a  

^a NATIONAL REMOTE SENSING AGENCY   (India)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical depth; Black carbon; Climate change; Forcing efficiency; Shortwave flux

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH (AOD); MULTIFILTER ROTATING SHADOW BAND RADIOMETER (MFRSR); QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE (QCM); SOLAR FLUXES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; EARTH (PLANET); IRRADIATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; SOLAR RADIATION; URBAN PLANNING; WAVE EFFECTS;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; BLACK CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; RADIATIVE FORCING; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COOLING; MEASUREMENT; SOLAR RADIATION; URBAN AREA;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON; CITIES; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEAT; INDIA; RADIATION; RADIOMETRY; SOLAR ENERGY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 9644275761     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.09.013     Document Type: Article

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