Impact of a noon-time annular solar eclipse on the mixing layer height and vertical distribution of aerosols in the atmospheric boundary layer

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 74, Issue , 2012, Pages 232-237

  Mishra, Manoj Kumar ^a   Rajeev, K ^a   Nair, Anish Kumar M ^a   Krishna Moorthy, K ^a   Parameswaran, K ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Annular solar eclipse; Atmospheric boundary layer; Mixing layer height

Indexed keywords

COASTAL STATION; CONVECTIVE ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; LIDAR OBSERVATION; LONG DURATION; MIXING LAYER HEIGHT; PEAK VALUES; SOLAR ECLIPSE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERICS; OPTICAL RADAR; TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER;

EID: 83855162769     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2011.10.012     Document Type: Article

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