Aerosol physical and optical properties and their relationship to aerosol composition in the free troposphere at Izaña, Tenerife, Canary Islands, during July 1995

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D11, 2000, Pages 14677-14700

  Maring, H ^a   Savoie, D L ^a   Izaguirre, M A ^a   McCormick, C ^a   Arimoto, R ^b   Prospero, J M ^a   Pilinis, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Horeshoe Cir Jett Hall   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; OPTICAL PROPERTY;

CANARY ISLANDS; IZANA; TENERIFE;

EID: 0033793893     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900106     Document Type: Article

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