EARLINET observations of the 14-22-May long-range dust transport event during SAMUM 2006: Validation of results from dust transport modelling

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 325-339

  Muller D ^a,m   Heinold, B ^a   Tesche, M ^a   Tegen, I ^a   Althausen, D ^a   Arboledas, L Alados ^b   Amiridis, V ^c   Amodeo, A ^d   Ansmann, A ^a   Balis, D ^e   Comeron, A ^f   D'amico, G ^d   Gerasopoulos, E ^c   Guerrero rascado, J L ^f   Freudenthaler, V ^g   Giannakaki, E ^e   Heese, B ^a   Iarlori, M ^h   Knippertz, P ⁱ   Mamouri, R E ^j   Mona, L ^d   Papayannis, A ^j   Pappalardo, G ^d   Perrone, R M ^k   Pisani, G ^l   Rizi, V ^h   Sicard, M ^f   Spinelli, N ^l   Tafuro, A ^k   Wiegner, M ^g   more..

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^f UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

ⁱ JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^j NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^k INFM   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^m Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BACKSCATTER; DUST; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIDAR; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OPTICAL DEPTH; PHOTOMETER; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 58949085217     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: 16000889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00400.x     Document Type: Article

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