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05 Jul 2016
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| 05 Jul 2016
Optical and microphysical characterization of aerosol layers over South Africa by means of multi-wavelength depolarization and Raman lidar measurements
Elina Giannakaki
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 1627, 70211, Kuopio, Finland
on leave from: Department of Environmental Physics and Meteorology, Faculty of Physics, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Pieter G. van Zyl
Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Detlef Müller
School of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
Dimitris Balis
Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics, Thessaloniki, Greece
Mika Komppula
Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 1627, 70211, Kuopio, Finland
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Optical and microphysical properties of different aerosol types over South Africa measured with a multi-wavelength polarization Raman lidar are presented. Aerosol characterization of elevated layers was performed. This study could assist in bridging existing gaps relating to aerosol properties over South Africa.
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