Size distribution of coastal aerosols: effects of local sources and sinks

Abstract

Using aerosol optical depth as a function of wavelength obtained from ground-based multiwavelength radiometer observations, columnar size-distribution functions of aerosols have been derived. It has been found that the nature of the derived size-distribution function is strongly dependent on season. The derived size-distribution functions are discussed in terms of seasonally dependent natural aerosol sources and sinks. -Authors