Optical properties of aerosols at Grand Canyon National Park

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 34, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 3373-3391

  Malm, William C ^a   Day, Derek E ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol particle absorption; Aerosol scattering efficiencies; Visibility

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON; GAS EMISSIONS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SULFUR COMPOUNDS; VISIBILITY;

AEROSOL PARTICLE ABSORPTION; AEROSOL SCATTERING EFFICIENCY;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

CARBON;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; OPTICAL PROPERTY; VISIBILITY;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIGHT SCATTERING; METHODOLOGY; NEPHELOMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VISIBILITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034017595     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(00)00108-4     Document Type: Article

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