Single-scattering albedo profiling of mixed asian dust plumes with multiwavelength raman lidar

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 95, Issue , 2014, Pages 305-317

  Noh, Young M ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asian dust; Depolarization ratios; Raman lidar; Single scattering albedo

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; DUST; OPTICAL RADAR; RADIOMETERS; SOLAR RADIATION;

AEROSOL ROBOTIC NETWORKS; ASIAN DUST; BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENTS; DEPOLARIZATION RATIO; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; RAMAN LIDAR; SINGLE-SCATTERING ALBEDO;

AIR POLLUTION;

ALBEDO; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; DUST; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; LIDAR; OPTICAL PROPERTY; RADIOMETER; SMOKE; URBAN POLLUTION;

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BIOSEPARATION; BURN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DUST; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL DEPTH; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; SMOKE; SOUTH KOREA; URBAN AREA;

KWANGJU [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84903489092     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.06.028     Document Type: Article

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