Retrieval of the single scattering albedo of Asian dust mixed with pollutants using lidar observations

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1417-1426

  Shin, Sungkyun ^a   Noh, Young Min ^a   Lee, Kwonho ^c   Lee, Hanlim ^d   Müller, Detlef ^a,b,e   Kim, Y J ^a   Kim, Kwanchul ^a   Shin, Dongho ^a  

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

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Kyungil University   (South Korea)

^d Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asian dust; Depolarization ratio; Lidar; Microphysical properties; Single scattering albedo

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919917879     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: 18619533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-014-3244-y     Document Type: Article

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