Variability in the correlation between satellite-derived liquid cloud droplet effective radius and aerosol index over the northern Pacific Ocean

Saichun Tan; Zhiwei Han; Biao Wang; Guangyu Shi

doi:10.1080/16000889.2017.1391656

Variability in the correlation between satellite-derived liquid cloud droplet effective radius and aerosol index over the northern Pacific Ocean

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By: Saichun Tan, Zhiwei Han, Biao Wang and Guangyu Shi

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Submitted on: Dec 22, 2016

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Keywords:

aerosol index,

cloud effective radius,

correlation,

precipitable water vapour,

northern Pacific

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