Saharan dust outbreak over southeastern Spain as detected by sun photometer

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 38, 2005, Pages 7276-7284

  Lyamani, H ^a   Olmo, F J ^a   Alados Arboledas, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aerosol properties; Angstr m parameter; Saharan dust; Sun photometry

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ANTHROPOMETRY; MODAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHOTOMETERS;

AEROSOL PROPERTIES; ANGSTRÖM PARAMETER; SAHARAN DUST; SUN PHOTOMETRY;

DUST;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; DUST; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOMETER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOL; AIR; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DESERT; DUST; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MASS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NORTH AFRICA; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOMETER; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; SUN;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

EID: 27544470320     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.09.011     Document Type: Article

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