Inference of aerosol size-distribution, surface area density and volume density from multispectral extinction measurements

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3220, Issue , 1997, Pages 229-240

  Cazier, Laurent ^a   Brogniez, Colette ^a   Lenoble, Jacqueline ^a   Devaux, Claude ^a  

^a Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille   (France)

Author keywords

size distribution; surface area; volume; Aerosol extinction; Inversion; SAGE III; Stratosphere

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; CURVE FITTING; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; REMOTE SENSING; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

-SIZE-DISTRIBUTION; -SURFACE AREA; -VOLUME; INVERSION; SAGE III; STRATOSPHERE;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 57649232897     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.301155     Document Type: Conference Paper

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