Seasonal variation of aerosols properties in South Italy: A study on aerosol optical depths, Angström turbidity parameters and aerosol size distributions

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1605-1614

  Esposito, Francesco ^a,b   Leone, Luigi ^a,c   Pavese, Giulia ^c   Restieri, Rosa ^a   Serio, Carmine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b INFM   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angstr m parameter; Ground based measurements; Size distribution; Spectroradiometer

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; DUST; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION; TURBIDITY;

LEAST-SQUARE FITTING PROCEDURE; SOLAR IRRADIANCE;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; OPTICAL DEPTH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TURBIDITY;

AEROSOL; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITORING; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUST; ITALY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; TURBIDITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 1442313095     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2003.12.011     Document Type: Article

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