Optical properties of mineral dust outbreaks over the northeastern Mediterranean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 21, 2003, Pages

  Kubilay, Nilgün ^a   Cokacar, Tulay ^a   Oguz, Temel ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Eastern Mediterranean; Optical properties

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; DUST; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARTICLE SIZE; REMOTE SENSING; SCATTERING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 1342310599     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003798     Document Type: Article

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