Pinatubo volcanic aerosol characteristics as observed from a low latitude location in India using a ground-based multiwavelength solar radiometer

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1181-1189

  Niranjan, K ^a   Thulasiraman, S ^a   Ramprasad, T R ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID RAIN; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; COAGULATION; CONDENSATION; DUST; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RADIOMETRY; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VOLCANOES;

AEROSOL SPECTRAL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL SPECTRAL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; E-FOLDING TIME; MULTISPECTRAL SOLAR RADIATION; MULTIWAVELENGTH SOLAR RADIOMETER;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; OPTICAL PROPERTY; RADIOMETER; VOLCANIC AEROSOL;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; INDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; SOLAR RADIATION; STRATOSPHERE; STUDY; VOLCANO;

ANDRA PRADESH; INDIA; MOUNT PINATUBO; PHILIPPINES; VISAKHAPATNAM;

PINATUBO;

EID: 0033213764     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(99)00019-1     Document Type: Article

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