Optical properties of aged Asian aerosols observed over the U.S. Pacific Northwest

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 20, 2010, Pages

  Fischer, E V ^a   Jaffe, D A ^a,b   Marley, N A ^c   Gaffney, J S ^d   Marchany Rivera, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

^d University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DUST;

AEROSOL MEASUREMENT; AEROSOL SCATTERING; AEROSOL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; AVERAGE VALUES; GASPHASE; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; MINERAL DUST; MULTIWAVELENGTH OBSERVATIONS; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SINGLE-SCATTER; SUBMICROMETERS; SUBMICRON; TRAJECTORY CALCULATIONS;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BACKSCATTER; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; OBSERVATORY; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHOTOMETER; SCATTERING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOOT;

ASIA; OREGON; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954373852     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD013943     Document Type: Article

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