Aerosol optical characterization by nephelometer and lidar: The Baltimore Supersite experiment during the Canadian forest fire smoke intrusion

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 16, 2004, Pages

  Adam, Mariana ^a   Pahlow, Markus ^a   Kovalev, Vladimir A ^b   Ondov, John M ^c   Parlange, Marc B ^a   Nair, Narayanan ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Extinction; Lidar; Mass scattering; Nephelometer; Scattering; Supersite

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; FOREST FIRE; LIDAR; OPTICAL PROPERTY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SCATTERING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; VERTICAL PROFILE;

BALTIMORE; MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 7044253595     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004047     Document Type: Article

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