Spatial distribution and optical properties of Saharan dust observed by airborne high spectral resolution lidar during SAMUM 2006

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 131-143

  Esselborn, Michael ^a   Wirth, Martin ^a   Fix, Andreas ^a   Weinzierl, Bernadett ^a   Rasp, Katharina ^a   Tesche, Matthias ^b   Petzold, Andreas ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; BACKSCATTER; DUST; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; LIDAR; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SEA LEVEL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION;

AFRICA; ATLAS MOUNTAINS; HIGH ATLAS; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA; TADLA-AZILAL;

FALCONIDAE;

EID: 58849095859     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: 16000889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00394.x     Document Type: Article

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