Lidars: A key component of urban biodefense

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-56

  Mayor, Shane D ^a   Benda, Paul ^b   Murata, Christina E ^b   Danzig, Richard J ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Pentagon Force Protection Agency   (United States)

^c Center for a New American Security   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DANGEROUS GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; BIOTERRORISM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; LIGHT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41849133193     PISSN: 15387135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bsp.2007.0053     Document Type: Article

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