Measurement of extinction-to-backscatter ratio for near-surface aerosols

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 6017-6024

  Rosen, James M ^a   Pinnick, Ronald G ^b   Garvey, Dennis M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC INSTRUMENT; BACKSCATTER; BACKSCATTER SONDE; NEPHELOMETER;

EID: 0005384468     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd00005     Document Type: Article

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