Microphysical, chemical and optical aerosol properties in the Baltic Sea region

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 90, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 211-222

  Kikas, Ülle ^a   Reinart, Aivo ^a   Pugatshova, Anna ^a   Tamm, Eduard ^a   Ulevicius, Vidmantas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Aerosol types; Chemical composition; Radiative effect; Size distribution; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERICS; CARBON BLACK; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AERONET DATUMS; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL OPTICAL PROPERTIES; AEROSOL PARAMETERS; AEROSOL PROPERTIES; BALTIC SEAS; BLACK CARBONS; CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; EFFECTIVE RADIUSES; IN-SITU; LITHUANIA; MICROPHYSICAL STRUCTURES; MULTIPLE CHARACTERISTICS; OPTICAL-; RADIATIVE EFFECT; RADIATIVE EFFECTS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; UV INDICES; UV RADIATION; UV SPECTRAL RANGES; VERTICAL PROFILES; VOLUME CONCENTRATIONS; VOLUME DISTRIBUTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 56349107474     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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