Vertical profiling of optical and physical particle properties over the tropical Indian Ocean with six-wavelength lidar 1. Seasonal cycle

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D22, 2001, Pages 28567-28575

  Müller, Detlef ^a   Franke, Kathleen ^a   Wagner, Frank ^a,b   Althausen, Dietrich ^a   Ansmann, Albert ^a   Heintzenberg, Jost ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; LIDAR; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SEASONAL VARIATION; VERTICAL PROFILE;

(TROPICAL); INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0035688784     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900784     Document Type: Article

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