Evidence for large-scale transport of biomass burning aerosols from sunphotometry at a remote South African site

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 5569-5578

  Winkler, H ^a   Formenti, P ^b   Esterhuyse, D J ^c   Swap, R J ^d   Helas, G ^b   Annegarn, H J ^a   Andreae, M O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c South African Police Service   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol properties; Africa; Angstr m parameter; Sun photometry

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; ATOMIZERS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DROUGHT; IRRADIATION; RADIATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR RADIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TURBIDITY;

(P ,P ,T) MEASUREMENTS; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH (AOD); AEROSOL TRANSPORT; AMAZON BASIN; AUSTRAL WINTER; BIOMASS-BURNING; DRY SEASONS; ELSEVIER (CO); FIELD CAMPAIGN; LARGE-SCALE TRANSPORT; LONG TIME; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; REMOTE SITES; SAFARI 2000; SOLAR IRRADIATIONS; SOUTH ATLANTIC; SUN PHOTOMETRY; TRAJECTORY CALCULATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ALBEDO; BIOMASS BURNING; IRRADIATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; FIRE ECOLOGY; HAZE; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION; MEASUREMENT; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOMETRY; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SUN; TURBIDITY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 46749151718     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.03.031     Document Type: Article

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