Volcanic aerosol optical properties and phase partitioning behavior after long-range advection characterized by UV-Lidar measurements

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 76-84

  Miffre, A ^a   David, G ^a   Thomas, B ^a   Rairoux, P ^a   Fjaeraa, A M ^b   Kristiansen, N I ^b   Stohl, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Depolarization; Dispersion model; Lidar; Volcanic ash

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL BACKSCATTERING; AIR TRAFFICS; ASH PARTICLES; DEPOLARIZATION COEFFICIENT; DISPERSION MODEL; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; HYDRATED SULFATES; ICELANDS; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MASS CONCENTRATION; MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTY; NON-SPHERICAL; NONSPHERICAL PARTICLE; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE DISPERSION MODEL; PHASE PARTITIONING; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS; VOLCANIC AEROSOLS; VOLCANIC ASH;

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERICS; BACKSCATTERING; DEPOLARIZATION; DISPERSIONS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL RADAR; POLARIZATION; REMOTE SENSING; SPHERES; TROPOSPHERE;

VOLCANOES;

SULFATE;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BACKSCATTER; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISPERSION; LONG RANGE FORECAST; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTICAL PROPERTY; POLARIZATION; SULFATE; TROPOSPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VOLCANIC ASH;

ADVECTION; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; FRANCE; ICELAND; PHASE PARTITIONING; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPOSPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANO;

EID: 84855946157     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.03.057     Document Type: Article

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