Continuous measurements of optical properties of atmospheric aerosols in Mukteshwar, northern India

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Hyvarinen A P ^a   Lihavainen, H ^a   Komppula, M ^a   Sharma, V P ^b   Kerminen, V M ^a   Panwar, T S ^b   Viisanen, Y ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIOMASS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SCATTERING;

ABSORBING MATERIALS; ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; AEROSOL SCATTERING; ANTHROPOGENIC ORIGIN; AVERAGE VALUES; BIOMASS-BURNING; CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; OPTICAL PARAMETER; PARTICULATE POLLUTION; RAINY SEASONS; REMOTE SITES; SINGLE-SCATTERING ALBEDO; URBAN AREAS; WINTER MONTHS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; ALBEDO; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; CLIMATE EFFECT; HEALTH IMPACT; SCATTERING; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MUKTESHWAR; SOUTH ASIA; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 66949174808     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD011489     Document Type: Article

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