Vertical profile of desert aerosol in a source area of the Sahelian region

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL.1, 2000, Pages

  Gomes, L ^a   Rajot, J L ^a   Gaudichet, A ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE INTERUNIVERSITAIRE DES SYSTÈMES ATMOSPHÉRIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

African dust; Extinction; Niger; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

DUST; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL RADAR; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHOTOMETERS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

AEROSOL RADIATIVE FORCING; DESERT AEROSOL MODELS; RAYLEIGH-CALIBRATED SCATTERING COEFFICIENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

EID: 0034271620     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0021-8502(00)90295-7     Document Type: Article

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