In situ samplings and remote sensing measurements to characterize aerosol properties over Southeast Italy

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1341-1356

  Bellantone, V ^a   Carofalo, I ^a   De Tomasi, F ^a   Perrone, Maria Rita ^a   Santese, M ^a   Tafuro, A M ^a   Turnone, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTIES; AEROSOL ROBOTIC NETWORKS; ALUMINUM SILICATES; BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENTS; CASCADE IMPACTOR; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DUST EVENT; DUST LAYER; EARLINET; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; GROUND BASED; IN-SITU; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; LIDAR RATIO; LOG-NORMAL; MAIN COMPONENT; MASS CONCENTRATION; MASS DISTRIBUTION; MASS RATIO; MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTY; PARTICLE NUMBERS; PARTICLE VOLUME; PARTICULATE MATTER; POTENTIAL CAPABILITY; RAMAN LIDAR; REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES; SEA SALT PARTICLES; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; VERTICAL PROFILE;

ALUMINA; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DUST; IMAGE SENSORS; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL RADAR; PERMANENT MAGNETS; RADIOMETERS; RADIOMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICATES;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; LIDAR; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; REMOTE SENSING; SAMPLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 65949106592     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JTECHA958.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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