A novel method for estimating shortwave direct radiative effect of above-cloud aerosols using CALIOP and MODIS data
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Shortwave direct radiative effects of above-cloud aerosols over global oceans derived from 8 years of CALIOP and MODIS observations
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عنوان ژورنال: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1867-8548
DOI: 10.5194/amt-7-1777-2014