The Jungfraujoch high-alpine research station (3454 m) as a background clean continental site for the measurement of aerosol parameters

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D6, 1998, Pages 6097-6107

  Nyeki, S ^a,b   Baltensperger, U ^a   Colbeck, I ^b   Jost, D T ^a   Weingartner, E ^a   Gaggeler H W ^a,c  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; ALPINE REGION; TROPOSPHERE;

JUNGFRAUJOCH; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0032571178     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JD03123     Document Type: Article

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