Title :
Observational studies of atmospheric aerosols in the lower troposphere using multiple sensors
Author :
Repasky, Kevin S. ; Nehrir, Amin R. ; Hoffman, David S. ; Thomas, Michael ; Carlsten, John L. ; Shaw, Joseph A.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT, USA
Abstract :
Atmospheric aerosols play a large role in the Earth´s radiation budget, but their specific radiative forcing effects vary wildly depending upon species, altitude and geographic location. A suite of instruments has been developed and deployed at Montana State University in Bozeman for the purpose of conducting altitude-resolved atmospheric aerosol studies.
Keywords :
aerosols; atmospheric composition; atmospheric radiation; geophysical equipment; optical radar; troposphere; Bozeman; DIAL; Earth radiation budget; LIDAR; Montana State University; atmospheric aerosols; geographic location; lower troposphere; radiative forcing; Aerosol; DIAL; LIDAR;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2010 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9565-8
Electronic_ISBN :
2153-6996
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5648984
