Observation of non-spherical ultragiant aerosol using a microwave radar

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 21, 2010, Pages

  Madonna, F ^a   Amodeo, A ^a   D'Amico, G ^a   Mona, L ^a   Pappalardo, G ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DOPPLER RADAR; OPTICAL RADAR; RADAR; VOLCANOES;

AEROSOL PARTICLES; BULK DENSITY; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; KA-BAND DOPPLER RADARS; LINEAR DEPOLARIZATION RATIOS; MICROWAVE RADARS; MULTIWAVELENGTH; NON-SPHERICAL; RADAR SIGNATURE; RAMAN LIDAR MEASUREMENT; SOUTHERN ITALY; VOLCANIC AEROSOLS; VOLCANIC ORIGIN;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BULK DENSITY; DOPPLER RADAR; LIDAR; LINEARITY; OBSERVATORY; POLARIZATION; VOLCANIC AEROSOL;

EYJAFJALLAJOKULL; ICELAND; ITALY;

EID: 78649309403     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL044999     Document Type: Article

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