Temporal characteristics of aerosol physical properties at Visakhapatnam on the east coast of India during ICARB - Signatures of transport onto Bay of Bengal

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 117, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 421-427

  Niranjan, K ^a   Sreekanth, V ^a   Madhavan, B L ^a   Devi, T Anjana ^a   Spandana, B ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Atmospheric sciences; Data analysis; Experiments

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LIDAR; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; BAY OF BENGAL; EURASIA; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTH ASIA; VISAKHAPATNAM;

VINDULA ARSINOE;

EID: 49249099392     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 02534126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-008-0018-x     Document Type: Article

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