Vertical variability of aerosol properties observed at a continental site during the Lindenberg Aerosol Characterization Experiment (LACE 98)

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 21, 2002, Pages

  Petzold, A ^a   Fiebig, M ^a   Flentje, H ^a   Keil, A ^b   Leiterer, U ^c   Schroder F ^a   Stifter, A ^a   Wendisch, M ^b   Wendling, P ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerosol radiative forcing; Atmospheric optics; Tropospheric aerosol

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BACKSCATTERING; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTATION THEORY; LIGHT SCATTERING;

AEROSOL; AEROSOL PROPERTY; AIRBORNE SURVEY; BACKSCATTER; BOUNDARY LAYER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IRRADIANCE; LIDAR; LIGHT SCATTERING; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATIVE FORCING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TROPOPAUSE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 33751279969     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD001043     Document Type: Article

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