Chemical and optical properties of 2003 Siberian forest fire smoke observed at the summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 13, 2007, Pages

  Kaneyasu, Naoki ^a   Igarashi, Yasuhito ^b   Sawa, Yousuke ^b   Takahashi, Hiroshi ^b   Takada, Hideshige ^c   Kumata, Hidetoshi ^d   Höller, Robert ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

^e ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AUSTRIA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; FIRES; JAPAN; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SMOKE;

AEROSOL; BLACK CARBON; BOREAL FOREST; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOREST FIRE; MIXING RATIO; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OPTICAL DEPTH; SMOKE; TROPOSPHERE;

ASIA; CHUBU; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; MOUNT FUJI; SIBERIA;

EID: 34548651726     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008544     Document Type: Article

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