Deepshikha, S and Satheesh, SK and Srinivasan, J (2005) Regional
distribution of absorbing efficiency of dust aerosols over India
and adjacent continents inferred using satellite remote sensing.
In: Geophysical Research Letters, 32 . L03811-L03811.
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investigations as part of ACE-Asia have demonstrated that dust
we observe may not be just dust, but it may be dust mixed with
other aerosols. Consequently dust radiative forcing (even its
sign) has a large uncertainty due to the lack of database on
complex spatial and temporal pattern of dust radiative
properties. To accurately predict the impact of dust aerosols on
climate the spatial and temporal distribution of dust radiative
properties is essential. Here, we propose a method to infer
regional distribution of dust radiative properties using
satellite remote sensing (infrared and visible/UV channels) and
demonstrate its application. Our studies