Interpreting aerosol lidar profiles to better estimate surface PM2.5 for columnar AOD measurements

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 79, Issue , 2013, Pages 172-187

  Chu, D Allen ^a,b   Tsai, Tzu Chin ^c   Chen, Jen Ping ^c   Chang, Shuenn Chin ^d   Jeng, Yung Jyh ^c   Chiang, Wei Li ^d   Lin, Neng Hui ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Environmental Protection Administration Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical depth; Haze layer height; MODIS; Particulate matter; Planetary boundary layer height; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; HAZE LAYER; MODIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; TAIWAN;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; LIGHT EXTINCTION; OPTICAL RADAR;

RADIOMETERS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; HAZE; LIDAR; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOL; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BOUNDARY LAYER; HAZE; HUMIDITY; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONAL VARIATION; TAIWAN; WIND;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84880447753     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.06.031     Document Type: Article

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