Lidar depolarization measurements for aerosol source and property studies over Chungli (24.58° N, 121.1° E)

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 90, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 203-210

  Chiang, C W ^a,b   Das, S K ^b   Nee, J B ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical depth; Depolarization ratio; Lidar

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; DEPOLARIZATION; OPTICAL RADAR; POLARIZATION;

AEROSOL COMPOSITIONS; AEROSOL EXTINCTIONS; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL SOURCES; ALTITUDE RANGES; ANTHROPOGENIC AEROSOLS; BACKWARD TRAJECTORIES; DEPOLARIZATION RATIO; DEPOLARIZATION RATIOS; HEIGHT DISTRIBUTIONS; LIDAR; LIDAR DEPOLARIZATIONS; PROPERTY STUDIES; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TRANSPORT MECHANISMS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; LIDAR; OPTICAL DEPTH; POLARIZATION;

ASIA; CHUNGLI; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 56249124637     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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