Multi year sun-photometer measurements for aerosol characterization in a Central Mediterranean site

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 104-105, Issue , 2012, Pages 98-110

  Boselli, A ^a,b   Caggiano, R ^a   Cornacchia, C ^a   Madonna, F ^a   Mona, L ^a   Macchiato, M ^b   Pappalardo, G ^a   Trippetta, S ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

ngstr m exponent; Aerosol optical depth; Clustering; Particulate matter; Sun photometer

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL CHARACTERIZATION; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL TYPES; CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN; CLUSTERING; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONFIDENCE LEVELS; DAY-TO-DAY VARIABILITY; DUST EVENT; GROUND LEVEL; K-MEANS CLUSTER ANALYSIS; MEAN VALUES; MODEL ANALYSIS; NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL; PARTICULATE MATTER; SUN PHOTOMETER;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DUST; PHOTOMETERS; PHOTOMETRY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOMETER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPRING (SEASON); SUMMER; TRACE ELEMENT;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84655174943     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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