Vertical distributions of dust and sea-salt aerosols over Puerto Rico during PRIDE measured from a light aircraft

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 19, 2003, Pages

  Maring, H ^a   Savioe, D L ^a   Izaguirre, M A ^a   Custals, L ^a   Reid, J S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aircraft measurements; Mineral dust; Sea salt aerosol; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DUST; PARTICLE SIZE; SEA SALT; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO;

EID: 0346127479     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002544     Document Type: Article

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