Volcanic ash infrared signature: Porous non-spherical ash particle shapes compared to homogeneous spherical ash particles

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 919-929

  Kylling, A ^a   Kahnert, M ^b,c   Lindqvist, H ^d   Nousiainen, T ^d,e  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ASH FLOW; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; INFRARED RADIATION; MASS BALANCE; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARTICLE SIZE; POROUS MEDIUM; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SHAPE; VOLCANIC ASH;

EYJAFJALLAJOKULL; ICELAND;

EID: 84898748967     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-7-919-2014     Document Type: Article

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