Measurements of optical properties of atmospheric aerosols in Northern Finland

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1155-1164

  Aaltonen, V ^a   Lihavainen, H ^a   Kerminen, V M ^a   Komppula, M ^a   Hatakka, J ^a   Eneroth, K ^b   Kulmala, M ^c   Viisanen, Y ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Division of Atmospheric Sciences   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; BACKSCATTER; BOREAL FOREST; CLIMATOLOGY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUBARCTIC REGION;

EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; KOLA PENINSULA; MURMANSK [RUSSIAN FEDERATION]; NORTHERN EUROPE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SCANDINAVIA; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

COLA ACUMINATA;

EID: 33746889801     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-6-1155-2006     Document Type: Review

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