Assessment of African desert dust episodes over the southwest Spain at sea level using in situ aerosol optical and microphysical properties

Mar Sorribas; John A. Ogren; Francisco J. Olmo; Arturo Quirantes; Roberto Fraile; Manuel Gil-Ojeda

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v67.27482

Assessment of African desert dust episodes over the southwest Spain at sea level using in situ aerosol optical and microphysical properties

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 67 (2015): Issue 1

By: Mar Sorribas, John A. Ogren, Francisco J. Olmo, Arturo Quirantes, Roberto Fraile and Manuel Gil-Ojeda

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Submitted on: Feb 3, 2015

Accepted on: Jun 23, 2015

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Keywords:

EI Arenosillo Station,

dust aerosol,

particle size distribution,

scattering coefficient,

Mie Theory

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