Light scattering by fine particles during the Pittsburgh Air Quality Study: Measurements and modeling

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 16, 2004, Pages

  Cabada, Juan C ^a   Khlystov, Andrey ^a   Wittig, Ann E ^a   Pilinis, Christodoulos ^b   Pandis, Spyros N ^c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric aerosols; Optical properties; Pittsburgh Air Quality Study

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MIE THEORY; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARTICULATE MATTER;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; PITTSBURGH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 7044286416     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004155     Document Type: Article

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