Vertical and horizontal aerosol scattering fields over Bellows Beach, Oahu, during the SEAS experiment

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1375-1387

  Porter, J N ^a   Lienert, B R ^a   Sharma, S K ^a   Lau, E ^a   Horton, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COASTAL ZONES; MARINE APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL RADAR; SCANNING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COASTAL MARINE BOUNDARY LAYERS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; BREAKING WAVE; COASTAL ZONE; LIDAR; SCATTERING; SEA SALT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242497989     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2003)020<1375:VAHASF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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