Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 2006
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006georl..3320816s&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 33, Issue 20, CiteID L20816
Physics
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Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Aerosols And Particles (0345, 4801, 4906), Biogeosciences: Remote Sensing, Global Change: Atmosphere (0315, 0325)
Scientific paper
Knowledge of the vertical distribution of aerosols in the atmosphere is important in estimating its radiative forcing. While aircraft based measurements over two locations in India have provided valuable information, the temporal coverage of measurements was limited. In this paper, we examine the vertical distribution of aerosols over a continental, urban location, Bangalore in southern India, using a micro pulse lidar (MPL) operated for about two years (2004 and 2005), and infer the effects of the boundary layer dynamics. Early morning hours are characterized by a shallow aerosol layer, a few hundred meters thick. As day advances, the strong convective eddies are seen to transport the aerosols vertically up to more than 1500 m. Seasonal changes in the aerosol vertical structure, contribution of the boundary layer aerosols to the column optical depth as well as the frequency of occurrence of clouds within aerosol layer are examined.
Krishna Moorthy K.
Satheesh S. K.
Vinoj V.
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