Effects of absorbing aerosols in cloudy skies

We present a method for deriving the radiative effects of absorbing aerosols in cloudy scenes from satellite retrievals only. We use data of 2005–2007 from various passive sensors aboard satellites of the “A-Train” constellation. The study area is restricted to the tropical- and subtropical Atlantic...

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Main Authors: Peters, Karsten, Quaas, Johannes, Bellouin, Nicolas
Other Authors: Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie,
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig 2015
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Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-185844
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-185844
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