Background aerosol concentration derived from the atmospheric electric conductivity measurements made over the Indian Ocean during INDOEX

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D22, 2001, Pages 28643-28651

  Kamra, A K ^a   Murugavel, P ^a   Pawar, S D ^a   Gopalakrishnan, V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; BACKGROUND LEVEL; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

(NORTH); INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0035686175     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900178     Document Type: Article

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