Short-term changes in the aerosol characteristics at Kharagpur (22°19′N, 87°19′E) during winter

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 17-18, 2009, Pages 1771-1783

  Nair, Prabha R ^a   Susan George, K ^a   Parameswaran, K ^a   Aloysius, Marina ^a   Alappattu, Denny P ^a   Mohan, Mannil ^a   Kunhikrishnan, P K ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

Aerosol number density; Atmospheric aerosols; Boundary layer; Haze fog events; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL CHARACTERISTICS; ANTHROPOGENIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYERS; CONCENTRATION OF; DIURNAL PATTERN; HAZE/FOG EVENTS; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; INDO-GANGETIC PLAINS; MASS LOADINGS; NEAR-SURFACE; NUMBER DENSITY; SUB-MICRON PARTICLES; WINTER MONTHS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

EID: 71749097788     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

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