Aerosol optical properties in a rural environment near the mega-city Guangzhou, China: implications for regional air pollution, radiative forcing and remote sensing

The scattering and absorption of solar radiation by atmospheric aerosols is a key element of the Earth's radiative energy balance and climate. The optical properties of aerosol particles are, however, highly variable and not well characterized, especially near newly emerging mega-cities. In...

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Main Authors: Y. H. Zhang, L. M. Zeng, M. Shao, M. Hu, Y. Kondo, Y. Miyazaki, K. Kita, A. Wiedensohler, N. Takegawa, A. Nowak, P. Achtert, D. Rose, O. Schmid, H. Yang, R. M. Garland, M. O. Andreae, U. Pöschl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2008-09-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/8/5161/2008/acp-8-5161-2008.pdf