Temporal trend in anthropogenic sulfur aerosol transport from central and eastern Europe to Israel

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 15, 2009, Pages

  Karnieli, Arnon ^a   Derimian, Yevgeny ^a,b   Indoitu, Rodica ^a   Panov, Natalya ^a   Levy, Robert C ^c,d   Remer, Lorraine A ^c   Maenhaut, Willy ^e   Holben, Brent N ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^d SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ECONOMICS; REMOTE SENSING; SULFUR;

AEROSOL FORCING; AEROSOL SAMPLING; AEROSOL TRANSPORT; BACKWARD TRAJECTORY; BACKWARD TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS; CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE; COARSE MODE; ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; FINE AEROSOLS; FINE PARTICLES; GROUND BASED; GROUND-BASED REMOTE SENSING; IN-SITU; OBSERVATION PERIOD; RADIATIVE EFFECTS; RECEPTOR SITES; SOURCE REGION; SULFATE AEROSOLS; SULFUR EMISSIONS; TEMPORAL TRENDS; TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERES;

AIR POLLUTION;

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; EMISSION; MODIS; PHOTOMETER; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION CONTROL; RADIATIVE FORCING; REMOTE SENSING; SULFUR; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EUROPE; ISRAEL;

EID: 77953822224     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD011870     Document Type: Article

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