Measurement and study of lidar ratio by using a Raman lidar in central China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2016, Pages

  Wang, Wei ^a   Gong, Wei ^a,b,c   Mao, Feiyue ^a,b,c   Pan, Zengxin ^a   Liu, Boming ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Wuhan University   (China)

^c Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for High efficient Utilization of Solar Energy   (China)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Lidar ratio; Monsoon; Wind

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; LIDAR; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MONSOON; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARTICULATE MATTER; WIND;

AEROSOL; CASE REPORT; CHINA; HAZE; HUMAN; NIGHT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROCEDURES; SEASON; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WIND;

CHINA; HUBEI; WUHAN;

AEROSOL;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SEASONS; WIND;

EID: 84969508861     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13050508     Document Type: Article

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