Particulate contribution to extinction of visible radiation: Pollution, haze, and fog

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 443-454

  Elias, Thierry ^a   Haeffelin, Martial ^a   Drobinski, Philippe ^a   Gomes, Laurent ^b   Rangognio, Jerome ^b   Bergot, Thierry ^b   Chazette, Patrick ^c   Raut, Jean Christophe ^c   Colomb, Michèle ^d  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d LRPC   (France)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Droplets; Extinction coefficient; Fog; Particle; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION MODES; AEROSOL OPTICAL PROPERTIES; AEROSOL PARTICLES; ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; ATMOSPHERIC REMOTE SENSING; DATA SETS; DEVELOPMENT STAGES; DROPLETS; EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; FIELD CAMPAIGNS; GEOMETRIC MEANS; GEOMETRIC STANDARD DEVIATIONS; MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MIE THEORIES; PARTICLE; RADIATIVE COOLING; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; ULTRAFINE; URBAN POLLUTIONS; VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DROP FORMATION; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; REMOTE SENSING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICS; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; VISIBILITY;

FOG;

AEROSOL; DATA SET; FOG; HAZE; MIE THEORY; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATIVE FORCING; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VISIBILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; ILE DE FRANCE; PARIS; VILLE DE PARIS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67349186639     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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