Continuous atmospheric boundary layer observations in the coastal urban area of Barcelona during SAPUSS

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 4983-4996

  Pandolfi, M ^a   Martucci, G ^b   Querol, X ^a   Alastuey, A ^a   Wilsenack, F ^c   Frey, S ^d   O'Dowd, C D ^b   Dall'Osto, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c Wehrwissenschaftliches Institut für Schutztechnologien ABC Schutz   (Germany)

^d JENOPTIK Laser Optik Systeme GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; BACKSCATTER; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; URBAN AREA; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 84885129960     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-4983-2013     Document Type: Article

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