A decadal satellite analysis of the origins and impacts of smoke in Colorado

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 7429-7439

  Val Martin, M ^a   Heald, C L ^b   Ford, B ^a   Prenni, A J ^a   Wiedinmyer, C ^c  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR QUALITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECADAL VARIATION; LIDAR; MISR; MODIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SATELLITE DATA; SMOKE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

CALIFORNIA; COLORADO; FRONT RANGE; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881219419     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-7429-2013     Document Type: Article

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