Aerosol characterization at the sub-Arctic site Andenes (69°N, 16°E), by the analysis of columnar optical properties

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 138, Issue 663, 2012, Pages 471-482

  Rodriguez E ^a,b   Toledano, C ^a   Cachorro, V E ^a   Ortiz, P ^c   Stebel, K ^d   Berjon A ^a   Blindheim, S ^e   Gausa, M ^e   de Frutos, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c National Institute of Meteorology   (Spain)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e Andoya Rocket Range ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical depth; Arctic; Back trajectories; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL CHARACTERIZATION; AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL OPTICAL PROPERTY; AEROSOL ROBOTIC NETWORKS; AEROSOLES; AIR MASS; ANTHROPOGENIC POLLUTION; ARCTIC; ARCTIC REGIONS; BACK-TRAJECTORIES; BIOMASS-BURNING; CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE; CIMEL SUN PHOTOMETER; MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTY; MIDLATITUDES; SAHARAN DUST; SEASONALITY; SUB-ARCTIC; SUN PHOTOMETERS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHOTOMETERS; PHOTOMETRY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TURBIDITY;

AIR POLLUTION;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; AIR MASS; BIOMASS BURNING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HAZE; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICLE SIZE; SEASONALITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TURBIDITY;

ANDENES; ANDOYA; ARCTIC; EUROPE; NORWAY; VESTERALEN;

EID: 84858291842     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.921     Document Type: Article

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