Investigations of the march 2006 african dust storm using ground-based column-integrated high spectral resolution infrared (8-13 μm) and visible aerosol optical thickness measurements: 1. measurement procedures and results

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Thomas, M ^a   Gautier, C ^a   Ricchiazzi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DUST; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IMAGE SENSORS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OZONE; REFRACTION; SENSOR NETWORKS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STORMS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; WATER VAPOR;

AEROSOL OPTICAL THICKNESS; AEROSOL ROBOTIC NETWORKS; AEROSOL TRANSMISSION; AFRICAN DUST; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATIVE TRANSFER; DOWN-WELLING; DUST LOADING; DUST SIZE DISTRIBUTION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROMETER; FTIR; GROUND BASED; HIGH SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; LOG-NORMAL; MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES; MIE THEORY; OPTICAL THICKNESS; OZONE CONCENTRATION; PUERTO RICO; SAHARAN DUST; SANTA BARBARA; SENEGAL; SOLAR SPECTRAL IRRADIANCE; SOLAR TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS; SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE;

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; DUST STORM; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; IRRADIANCE; MIE THEORY; OZONE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; ROBOTICS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WATER VAPOR; ZENITH ANGLE;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO; SENEGAL; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 68749083396     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD010928     Document Type: Article

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