Lidar observations of atmospheric boundary layer structure and sea spray aerosol plumes generation and transport at Mace Head, Ireland (PARFORCE experiment)

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 19, 2002, Pages

  Kunz, Gerard J ^a   De Leeuw, Gerrit ^a   Becker, Edo ^b   O'Dowd, Colin D ^c  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aerosol plumes; Backscatter; Breaking waves; Laser radar; Mixed layer; Scanning lidar

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BASCULE BRIDGES; BOUNDARY LAYERS; OPTICAL RADAR;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE SURVEY; BACKSCATTER; BOUNDARY LAYER; COASTAL ZONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LIDAR; PLUME; SURF ZONE;

CONNACHT; COUNTY GALWAY; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; MACE HEAD; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 29344461130     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD001240     Document Type: Article

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