Continuous 1064/532 nm lidar measurements (CORALNet- UBC) in Vancouver, British Columbia: Selected results from a year of operation

Atmosphere - Ocean

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-40

  McKendry, I G ^a   Strawbridge, K B ^b   Jones, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Air quality networks; Lidar

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; BOUNDARY LAYER; FORECASTING METHOD; LIDAR; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; VOLCANIC AEROSOL;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER;

EID: 84055176308     PISSN: 07055900     EISSN: 14809214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07055900.2011.557799     Document Type: Article

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