Optical closure experiments for biomass smoke aerosols

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 9017-9026

  MacK, L A ^a   Levin, E J T ^a   Kreidenweis, S M ^a   Obrist, D ^b   Moosmuller H ^b   Lewis, K A ^c   Arnott, W P ^c   McMeeking, G R ^a,f   Sullivan, A P ^a   Wold, C E ^d   Hao, W M ^d   Collett Jr , J L ^a   Malm, W C ^e  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^e NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BIOMASS; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; COMBUSTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SMOKE;

MISSOULA; MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957584085     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-9017-2010     Document Type: Article

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