Aerosol scattering and absorption Angström exponents as indicators of dust and dust-free days over Granada (Spain)

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 154, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-13

  Valenzuela, A ^a   Olmo, F J ^a   Lyamani, H ^a   Anton M ^b   Titos, G ^a   Cazorla, A ^a   Alados Arboledas, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Absorption Angstr m exponents; Aerosol scattering; Anthropogenic aerosol; Desert dust events; In situ instruments; Passive remote sensing

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CARBON; LANDFORMS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

AEROSOL SCATTERING; ANTHROPOGENIC AEROSOLS; DESERT DUST; IN-SITU INSTRUMENTS; PASSIVE REMOTE SENSING;

DUST;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BLACK CARBON; DESERT; DUST; OPTICAL PROPERTY; REMOTE SENSING; SCATTERING;

ANDALUCIA; GRANADA [ANDALUCIA]; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN;

EID: 84909998296     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2014.10.015     Document Type: Article

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