Measurements of atmospheric aerosol vertical distributions above Svalbard, Norway, using unmanned aerial systems (UAS)

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2115-2120

  Bates, T S ^a   Quinn, P K ^a   Johnson, J E ^b   Corless, A ^c   Brechtel, F J ^c   Stalin, S E ^a   Meinig, C ^a   Burkhart, J F ^d,e  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Brechtel Manufacturing Inc   (United States)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA ACQUISITION; DISPERSION; LIGHT EFFECT; UNMANNED VEHICLE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARCTIC; NORWAY; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 84883175866     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-6-2115-2013     Document Type: Article

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