Comparison of aerosol optical properties from Beijing and Kanpur

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 39, 2011, Pages 7406-7414

  Wang, Shupeng ^a,b   Fang, Li ^a,b   Gu, Xingfa ^a   Yu, Tao ^a   Gao, Jun ^a,c  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Center for Nuclear Technology Support   (China)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Aerosol classification; Beijing; Kanpur; Optical property; Single scattering albedo

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION MODES; AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; AEROSOL LOADING; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL OPTICAL PROPERTY; AEROSOL PROPERTIES; AEROSOL ROBOTIC NETWORKS; AEROSOL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; ANGSTROM EXPONENT; BEIJING; BLACK CARBON; CLOUD CONTAMINATION; COARSE MODE PARTICLES; COARSE PARTICLES; DUST PARTICLE; FINE PARTICLES; FINE-MODE PARTICLES; HYGROSCOPIC GROWTH; KANPUR; LOW DYNAMIC RANGE; MINIMUM VALUE; MODE SEPARATION; MONSOON SEASON; NEAR INFRARED; POLLUTION PARTICLES; POST-MONSOON; PRE-MONSOON; SINGLE SCATTERING ALBEDO; WINTER SEASONS;

AGGLOMERATION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BINS; COAGULATION; DRIERS (MATERIALS); OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER VAPOR;

AIR POLLUTION;

ABSORPTION; ALBEDO; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BLACK CARBON; COAGULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; HYGROSCOPICITY; OPTICAL DEPTH; SCATTERING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHINA; CLIMATE CHANGE; DUST EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER VAPOR;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; INDIA; KANPUR; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 80755133328     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.06.055     Document Type: Article

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