Sea-salt vertical profiles over the Southern and tropical Pacific oceans: Microphysics, optical properties, spatial variability, and variations with wind speed

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 1-17

  Shinozuka, Yohei ^a   Clarke, Antony D ^a   Howell, Steven G ^a   Kapustin, Vladimir N ^a   Huebert, Barry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Light scattering; Sea salt; Vertical profiles

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SEA SALT; VERTICAL PROFILE;

OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); SOUTHERN OCEAN; WORLD;

EID: 14744302546     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004975     Document Type: Article

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