Large depolarization ratio of free tropospheric aerosols over the Taklamakan Desert revealed by lidar measurements: Possible diffusion and transport of dust particles

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 23, 2003, Pages

  Iwasaka, Y ^a   Shibata, T ^a   Nagatani, T ^a   Shi, G Y ^b   Kim, Y S ^a   Matsuki, A ^a   Trochkine, D ^a   Zhang, D ^c   Yamada, M ^a   Nagatani, M ^a   Nakata, H ^a   Shen, Z ^d   Li, G ^b   Chen, B ^b   Kawahira, K ^e  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^c PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF KUMAMOTO   (Japan)

^d Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^e Fukui Prefecture Saiseikai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Kosa particles; Large depolarization ratio in the free troposphere; Lidar measurements; Sharp upper boundary of aerosol layer

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DIFFUSION; DUST; LIDAR; TROPOSPHERE;

ASIA; CHINA; DUNHUANG; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GANSU;

EID: 1342330852     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd003267     Document Type: Article

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