Altitude-dependent aerosol optical depths and number densities at EL Teide, Canary Islands

Lizette Roldán, Vernon R. Morris

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Abstract

The measurements of aerosol optical thickness (AOT) and number density at Teide, Tenerife and Agaete, Gran Canaria were discussed. The Microtops II ozone-monitor sunphotometer was used to measure aerosol optical depths. The Climet 500 Laser Particle Counter (LPC) was used to measure the number densities at different size cuts. The backward trajectories of the air masses for each of the locations were computed. The expected trend of a sharp decrease in the aerosol optical thickness with altitude was observed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6477-6480
Number of pages4
JournalBulletin of the American Meteorological Society
StatePublished - 2004
Externally publishedYes
EventCombined Preprints: 84th American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting - Seattle, WA., United States
Duration: Jan 11 2004Jan 15 2004

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atmospheric Science

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