Saharan dust particle properties over the central Mediterranean

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-93

  Tafuro, A M ^a   Barnaba, F ^b   De Tomasi, F ^a   Perrone, M R ^a   Gobbi, G P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical and microphysical properties; Lidar; Saharan dust; Sun photometer

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL RADAR; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHOTOMETERS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS (AODS); DUST PARTICLE PROPERTIES; MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SUN PHOTOMETER MEASUREMENTS; VOLUME SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS;

DUST;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; DUST; LIDAR; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHOTOMETER; PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 33745223912     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2005.11.008     Document Type: Article

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