Four-year aerosol observations with a Raman lidar at Thessaloniki, Greece, in the framework of European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET)

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 1-12

  Amiridis, V ^a   Balis, D S ^a   Kazadzis, S ^a   Bais, A ^a   Giannakaki, E ^a   Papayannis, A ^b   Zerefos, C ^c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; LIDAR; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; REMOTE SENSING;

THESSALONIKI;

EID: 29244452144     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006190     Document Type: Article

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