On the Importance of Aerosol Composition for Estimating Incoming Solar Radiation: Focus on the Western African Stations of Dakar and Niamey during the Dry Season

The article investigates the impact of aerosol composition on the estimation of the downwelling surface shortwave flux (DSSF). This initiative forms part of the efforts to improve the DSSF distributed by the Land Surface Analysis Satellite Application Facility (LSA-SAF). This operational product ass...

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Main Authors: Mamadou Simina Drame, Xavier Ceamanos, Jean Louis Roujean, Aaron Boone, Jean Philippe Lafore, Dominique Carrer, Olivier Geoffroy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-10-01
Series:Atmosphere
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/6/11/1608