Aerosols in the CALIOPE air quality modelling system: Evaluation and analysis of PM levels, optical depths and chemical composition over Europe

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 3363-3392

  Basart, S ^a   Pay, M T ^a   Jorba, O ^a   Perez C ^b   Jimnez Guerrero P ^c   Schulz, M ^d   Baldasano, J M ^a,e  

^a BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER   (Spain)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^d NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR QUALITY; DUST; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

EUROPE;

SIA;

EID: 84859542847     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-3363-2012     Document Type: Article

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