Trends in MODIS and AERONET derived aerosol optical thickness over Northern Europe

Paul Glantz; Eyal Freud; Christer Johansson; Kevin J. Noone; Matthias Tesche

doi:10.1080/16000889.2018.1554414

Trends in MODIS and AERONET derived aerosol optical thickness over Northern Europe

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 71 (2019): Issue 1

By: Paul Glantz, Eyal Freud, Christer Johansson, Kevin J. Noone and Matthias Tesche

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Keywords:

aerosol optical thickness,

anthropogenic aerosol,

satellite observations,

atmospheric transport

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