Exploring the relation between aerosol optical depth and PM2.5 at Cabauw, the Netherlands

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 909-925

  Schaap, M ^a   Apituley, A ^b   Timmermans, R M A ^a   Koelemeijer, R B A ^c   De Leeuw, G ^a,d,e  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^d FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; DETECTION METHOD; MAPPING METHOD; MIXED LAYER; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

CABAUW; NETHERLANDS; UTRECHT;

EID: 67651136728     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-909-2009     Document Type: Article

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