An aerosol climatology for a rapidly growing arid region (southern Arizona): Major aerosol species and remotely sensed aerosol properties

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 19, 2011, Pages

  Sorooshian, Armin ^a,b   Wonaschtz, Anna ^b   Jarjour, Elias G ^a   Hashimoto, Bryce I ^a   Schichtel, Bret A ^c   Betterton, Eric A ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLIMATOLOGY; DUST; ORGANIC CARBON; POPULATION STATISTICS; REMOTE SENSING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AERONET; AEROSOL COMPONENTS; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL MEASUREMENT; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL PROPERTIES; AEROSOL SIZE; ARIZONA; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOL PARTICLES; BACK TRAJECTORIES; BIOGENIC VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; BIOMASS-BURNING; CARBONACEOUS AEROSOL; DUST LEVELS; ELEMENTAL CARBON; FOSSIL CARBON; GROUND BASED; LAND-USE CHANGE; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; METROPOLITAN AREA; MONSOON PRECIPITATION; MULTIPLE DATA; ORGANIC AEROSOL; ORGANIC AND ELEMENTAL CARBON; ORGANICS; POPULATION GROWTH; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLS; SOURCE CONTROL; TREND ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; ARID REGION; BIOMASS BURNING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATOLOGY; DATA SET; DUST; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METEOROLOGY; METROPOLITAN AREA; MODIS; MOISTURE; OPTICAL DEPTH; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POPULATION GROWTH; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL TYPE; SULFATE; TREND ANALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054018284     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016197     Document Type: Article

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