Seasonal variability of aerosol vertical profiles over east US and west Europe: GEOS-Chem/APM simulation and comparison with CALIPSO observations

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 140-141, Issue , 2014, Pages 28-37

  Ma, Xiaoyan ^a   Yu, Fangqun ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol extinction; CALIPSO; Seasonal variability; Vertical profile

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL EXTINCTION; AEROSOL VERTICAL PROFILES; CALIPSO; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SECONDARY INORGANIC AEROSOL; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLS; VERTICAL PROFILE;

AEROSOLS; AMMONIA; LIGHT EXTINCTION; NITRATES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

AEROSOL; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CALIPSO; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EOS; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONAL VARIATION; VERTICAL PROFILE;

NORTH AMERICA;

SIA;

EID: 84893451455     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2014.01.001     Document Type: Article

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