Strong particle light absorption over the Pearl River Delta (south China) and Beijing (north China) determined from combined Raman lidar and Sun photometer observations

D. Mueller, Matthias Tesche, H. Eichler, R. Engelmann, D. Althausen, A. Ansmann, Y. F. Cheng, Y. H. Zhang, M. Hu

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Abstract

[1] Particle size and absorption properties have been determined from combined one-wavelength Raman lidar and Sun photometer measurements in the Pearl River Delta (South China) in October 2004, and in Beijing (North China) in January 2005. Particle effective radius varied around 0.24 mu m in the south of China. Aerosols were strongly light absorbing throughout the continental haze layers. The mean imaginary part was around 0.02i and the single-scattering albedo was as low as 0.75 at 532 nm wavelength. Similar aerosol properties were found over Beijing.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberL20811
Number of pages4
JournalGeophysical Research Letters
Volume33
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Oct 2006

Keywords

  • POLLUTION
  • SINGLE-SCATTERING ALBEDO
  • MULTIWAVELENGTH LIDAR
  • REGION
  • AEROSOL OPTICAL-PROPERTIES
  • ASIA

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