April 1998 Asian dust event: A southern California perspective

Tratt, D.; Frouin,  R.; Westphal,  D.

dc.contributor.author	Tratt, D.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Frouin, R.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Westphal, D.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2004-09-23T17:23:44Z
dc.date.available	2004-09-23T17:23:44Z
dc.date.issued	2001-08-27	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, Vol. 106, No. D16, pp. 18371-18379	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	USA	en_US
dc.identifier.clearanceno	00-0153	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2014/13782
dc.description.abstract	In late April 1998 an extreme Asian dust episode reached the U.S. western seaboard. This event was observed by several in situ and remote sensing atmospheric measurement stations. Dramatic reductions in boundary layer visibility were recorded and the resultant peak backscatter coefficients exceeded prevailing upper tropospheric background conditions by at least 2 orders of magnitude. An analysis of this event is given using lidar vertical backscatter profilometry, concurrent Sun photometer opacity data, and transport modeling.	en_US
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dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.subject.other	aerosol backscatter measurements sky radiance measurements optical properties forecast model	en_US
dc.title	April 1998 Asian dust event: A southern California perspective	en_US