Characterization of the Background Natural Aerosol in the West of Ireland

Abstract

This interim report describes (i) Aerosol particle number and size distributions for ambient air at Mace Head Atmospheric Research Station, Carna in the West of Ireland about 50 miles west of Galway City. (ii) Intercomparison of particle sizing instrumentation used by University College Galway and UMIST, Manchester. (iii) Calculations of optical extinction and lidar backscatter to extinction ratios at predominantly laser wavelengths from the visible to middle- IR - based on measured aerosol particle size distributions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA196950

Entities

People

  • S. G. Jennings

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Backscattering
  • Chlorides
  • Coefficients
  • Data Sets
  • Extinction
  • Flow Rate
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering
  • Sodium Compounds
  • Solenoid Valves
  • Solenoids
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy