On the characterization of aerosols using the Ångström exponent in the Athens area

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 2147-2163

  Kaskaoutis, D G ^a,c   Kambezidis, H D ^a   Adamopoulos, A D ^b   Kassomenos, P A ^c  

^a NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Ministry for the Environment Physical Planning and Public Works   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

ngstr m exponent; Aerosol optical depth; Athens; Greece; Wavelength dependence

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; CURVE FITTING; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH; GROUND-BASED SPECTRORADIOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; SPECTRAL BANDS; VOLZ METHODS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; AEROSOL PROPERTY; OPTICAL DEPTH; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ATHENS [ATTICA]; ATTICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33751277270     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2006.07.008     Document Type: Article

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