Tropospheric aerosols in the Mediterranean: 1. Microphysical and optical properties

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Di Iorio, T ^a   di Sarra, A ^b   Junkermann, W ^c   Cacciani, M ^a   Fiocco, G ^a   Fua D ^d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Desert dust; Refractive index; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; TROPOSPHERE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0043143553     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002815     Document Type: Article

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