Injection of mineral dust into the free troposphere during fire events observed with polarization lidar at Limassol, Cyprus

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 12155-12165

  Nisantzi, A ^a   Mamouri, R E ^a   Ansmann, A ^b   Hadjimitsis, D ^a  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERONET; AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; DUST; FIRE; LIDAR; POLARIZATION; TROPOSPHERE;

CYPRUS; LIMASSOL;

EID: 85000714901     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-12155-2014     Document Type: Article

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