Alignment of atmospheric mineral dust due to electric field
Optical polarimetry observations on La Palma, Canary Islands, during a Saharan dust episode show dichroic extinction indicating the presence of vertically aligned particles in the atmosphere. Modelling of the extinction together with particle orientation indicates that the alignment could have been...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2007-12-01
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| Series: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
| Online Access: | http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/7/6161/2007/acp-7-6161-2007.pdf |