Aerosol size distributions and air mass back trajectories over a Mediterranean coastal site

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-50

  Estelles V ^a   Utrillas, M P ^a   Gomez Amo J L ^a   Pedros R ^a   Martinez Lozano J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ALGORITHMS; COASTAL ZONES; OPACIFIERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WIND;

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH (AOD); AIR MASS BACK TRAJECTORIES; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENTS;

REMOTE SENSING;

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; OPTICAL DEPTH; PHOTOMETER; REMOTE SENSING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRAJECTORY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 1142281875     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0143116031000115283     Document Type: Article

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