Observed aerosol optical depth and angstrom exponent in urban area of Nanjing, China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 123, Issue , 2015, Pages 350-356

  Li, Shu ^a   Wang, Tijian ^a   Xie, Min ^a   Han, Yong ^a   Zhuang, Bingliang ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical depth; Angstrom exponent; China; Urban

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DUST;

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL OPTICAL PROPERTY; ANGSTROM EXPONENT; ANTHROPOGENIC AEROSOLS; CHINA; OBSERVATION DATA; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; OPTICAL DEPTH; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHINA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIFFUSION; HAZE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; OPTICAL DEPTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; JIANGSU; MONGOLIA; NANJING [JIANGSU];

EID: 84949534432     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.02.048     Document Type: Article

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