Long-term trends in aerosol optical characteristics in the Po Valley, Italy

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 9129-9136

  Putaud, J P ^a   Cavalli, F ^a   Dos Santos, Martins ^a   Dell'Acqua, A ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL FORMATION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; BACKSCATTER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); OPTICAL DEPTH; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ITALY; PO VALLEY;

EID: 84907017620     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-9129-2014     Document Type: Article

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