Correlation between meteorological conditions and aerosol characteristics at an East-Mediterranean coastal site

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 132-133, Issue , 2013, Pages 76-90

  El Metwally, Mossad ^a   Alfaro, Stephane C ^b  

^a Port Said University   (Egypt)

^b LABORATOIRE INTERUNIVERSITAIRE DES SYSTÈMES ATMOSPHÉRIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

ngstr m exponent; Aerosol optical depth (AOD); East Mediterranean; Meteorology; Microtops sun photometer; Port Said

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AUTOMATED WEATHER STATIONS; EAST-MEDITERRANEAN; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; PORT SAID; SUN-PHOTOMETERS; WIND SPEED AND DIRECTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DUST; MARINE POLLUTION; METEOROLOGY; PHOTOMETERS; PHOTOMETRY;

AIR POLLUTION;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; AIR MASS; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; METEOROLOGY; OPTICAL DEPTH; PHOTOMETER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WIND EROSION;

EGYPT; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [EGYPT]; NILE DELTA; PORT SAID [EGYPT];

EID: 84879151248     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.05.006     Document Type: Article

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