GLAS long-range transport observation of the 2003 California forest fire plumes to the Northeastern US

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Hoff, R M ^a   Palm, S P ^b   Engel Cox, J A ^c   Spinhirne, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ANEROID ALTIMETERS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; FIRES; OCEANOGRAPHY; SENSORS; SMOKE; THERMAL PLUMES;

FOREST FIRE PLUMES; GEOSCIENCE LASER ALTIMETER SYSTEM (GLAS); SMOKE AEROSOLS; SMOKE PLUME;

FORESTRY;

ALTIMETRY; FOREST FIRE; LASER METHOD; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; FOREST FIRES; FORESTRY; OCEANOGRAPHY; PLUMES; SENSORS; SMOKE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 30744477000     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023723     Document Type: Article

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