The vertical distribution of BrO and aerosols in the Arctic: Measurements by active and passive differential optical absorption spectroscopy

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 18, 2011, Pages

  Frie, U ^a   Sihler, H ^a,b   Sander, R ^b   Phler, D ^a   Yilmaz, S ^a   Platt, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; BROMINE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; OZONE; SEA ICE; VISIBILITY;

AEROSOL EXTINCTION; AEROSOL OPTICAL THICKNESS; BACK TRAJECTORIES; BLOWING SNOW; CO-LOCATED; DIFFERENTIAL OPTICAL ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; EXTINCTION PROFILES; FROST FLOWERS; FROZEN OCEAN; HIGH WIND SPEED; ICE PARTICLES; LONG-PATH; LOW TEMPERATURES; LOW VISIBILITY; MULTI-AXIS; NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA; OPTIMAL ESTIMATIONS; OZONE CONCENTRATION; OZONE DEPLETION; PASSIVE DIFFERENTIAL OPTICAL ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; SUN PHOTOMETERS; SURFACE CONCENTRATION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; VERTICAL PROFILE; VERTICAL STRUCTURES;

OZONE LAYER;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; OPTICAL DEPTH; OZONE; SNOWPACK; TRAJECTORY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL PROFILE; WIND VELOCITY;

ALASKA; ARCTIC; BARROW; NORTH SLOPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053310410     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD015938     Document Type: Article

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