Vertical variation of optical properties of mixed Asian dust/pollution plumes according to pathway of air mass transport over East Asia

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 6707-6720

  Shin, S K ^a,d   Muller D ^a,b   Lee, C ^c   Lee, K H ^d   Shin, D ^e   Kim, Y J ^a   Noh, Y M ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c National Typhoon Center   (South Korea)

^d Gangneung Wonju National University   (South Korea)

^e National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; BACKSCATTER; DUST; LIDAR; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; OPTICAL PROPERTY; URBAN POLLUTION;

CHINA; KWANGJU [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84934927208     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-6707-2015     Document Type: Article

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