The direct effect of aerosols on solar radiation based on satellite observations, reanalysis datasets, and spectral aerosol optical properties from Global Aerosol Data Set (GADS)

A global estimate of the seasonal direct radiative effect (DRE) of natural plus anthropogenic aerosols on solar radiation under all-sky conditions is obtained by combining satellite measurements and reanalysis data with a spectral radiative transfer model and spectral aerosol optical properties take...

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Main Authors: I. Vardavas, K. G. Pavlakis, A. Fotiadi, P. Koepke, P. W. Stackhouse Jr., E. Drakakis, C. Matsoukas, N. Hatzianastassiou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2007-05-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/7/2585/2007/acp-7-2585-2007.pdf