Two years of free-tropospheric aerosol layers observed over Portugal by lidar

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3676-3686

  Preissler J ^a   Wagner, F ^a   Guerrero Rascado, J L ^a,b,c   Silva, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b Centro Andaluz de Medio Ambiente   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUST; OPTICAL RADAR; TROPOSPHERE;

AEROSOL CHARACTERIZATION; AEROSOL LAYERS; ANTHROPOGENIC AEROSOLS; BIOMASS BURNING SMOKES; FREE TROPOSPHERE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; LARGE PARTICLES; MULTIWAVELENGTH;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BACKSCATTER; BIOMASS BURNING; DUST; LIDAR; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TROPOSPHERE; WAVELENGTH;

ASIA; PORTUGAL; SAHARA;

EID: 84881088128     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50350     Document Type: Article

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