Satellite Observed Aerosol Optical Thickness and Trend around Megacities in the Coastal Zone

Nearly 30-year aerosol optical thickness (AOT) climate data record (CDR) derived from the operational satellite observations of National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) is used to study the AOT trends over seventeen megacities in the coast...

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Main Author: Xuepeng Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Advances in Meteorology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/170672