Use of airborne lidar to determine aerosol sources and movement in the Lower Fraser Valley (LFV), BC

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 2123-2134

  Hoff, R M ^a   Harwood, M ^a   Sheppard, A ^a   Froude, F ^a   Martin, J B ^a   Strapp, W ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Aerosol optical depth; Lidar; Lower Fraser Valley; Pacific '93; Urban plume

Indexed keywords

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; CANADA; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLUME DISPERSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH; LIDAR; PACIFIC '93; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; URBAN PLUME;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRASER VALLEY;

AIR POLLUTION; BACKSCATTERING; OPTICAL RADAR; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL BACKSCATTER; MIE SCATTERING; URBAN PLUME;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

EID: 0030616207     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(96)00302-0     Document Type: Article

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