Size distributions of aerosol particles in the free troposphere: Aircraft measurements in the spring of 1991-1994 over Japan

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-60

  Iwasaka, Yasunobu ^a   Mori, Ikuko ^a   Nagatani, Masahiro ^a   Nakada, Hiroshi ^a   Matsunaga, Katsuji ^a   Nakane, Hideaki ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asian dust particle; Free troposphere; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030096095     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/tao.1996.7.1.43(a)     Document Type: Review

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