Saharan dust intrusions in the Mediterranean area: Three years of Raman lidar measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 16, 2006, Pages

  Mona, Lucia ^a   Amodeo, Aldo ^a   Pandolfi, Macro ^a   Pappalardo, Gelsomina ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; BACKSCATTERING; DUST; OPTICAL RADAR;

AEROSOL; BACKSCATTER; DUST; GAUSSIAN METHOD; LIDAR; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OPTICAL DEPTH; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

AFRICA; BASILICATA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; POTENZA; SAHARA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33847164566     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006569     Document Type: Article

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