Vertical variation of extinction and atmospheric transmission due to aerosol particles close above the sea surface in the Mediterranean coastal zone

Optical Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1684-1695

  Piazzola, Jacques ^a   Despiau, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Atmospheric effects; Optical propagation; Transmission

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038808016     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.601695     Document Type: Article

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