Detection of anthropogenic dust using CALIPSO lidar measurements

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 20, 2015, Pages 11653-11665

  Huang, J P ^a   Liu, J J ^a,b   Chen, B ^a   Nasiri, S L ^c  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CALIPSO; CLIMATE CHANGE; DETECTION METHOD; DUST; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LIDAR; RADIATIVE FORCING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

INDIA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84929478466     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-11653-2015     Document Type: Article

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