Impact of atmospheric transport on the evolution of microphysical and optical properties of Saharan dust

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2433-2438

  Ryder, C L ^a   Highwood, E J ^a   Lai, T M ^b   Sodemann, H ^b   Marsham, J H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aircraft measurements; deposition; dust; saharan air layer; size distribution; transport

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT MEASUREMENT; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; EFFECTIVE DIAMETER; RADIATION BALANCE; SAHARAN AIR LAYERS; SINGLE SCATTERING ALBEDO; TRANSPORT; VERTICAL STRUCTURES;

AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; DEPOSITION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

DUST;

AIRCRAFT; ALBEDO; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DUST; MINERAL; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RADIATION BALANCE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SAHARA;

EID: 84879941745     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/grl.50482     Document Type: Article

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