Lidar measurements of aerosol column content in an urban nocturnal boundary layer

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 201-216

  Raj, P Ernest ^a   Devara, P C S ^a   Maheskumar, R S ^a   Pandithurai, G ^a   Dani, K K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Aerosol column content; Lidar measurements; Nocturnal boundary layer

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AEROSOL COLUMN COMPOSITION; BOUNDARY LAYER; LIDAR MEASUREMENT; NOCTURNAL; URBAN AREA;

INDIA, MAHARASTRA, PUNE;

EID: 0031411827     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0169-8095(97)00037-9     Document Type: Article

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