Impact of Two Intense Dust Storms on Aerosol Characteristics and Radiative Forcing over Patiala, Northwestern India

Impact of dust storms on the aerosol characteristics and radiative forcing over Patiala, northwestern India has been studied during April-June of 2010 using satellite observations and ground-based measurements. Six dust events (DE) have been identified during the study period with average values of...

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Main Authors: Deepti Sharma, Darshan Singh, D. G. Kaskaoutis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Advances in Meteorology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/956814