The weathering of aeolian dusts in alpine snows

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1317-1325

  Delmas, V ^a   Jones, H G ^b   Tranter, M ^c   Delmas, R ^d  

^a Reseaux Mesure Poll A   (France)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Acidity; French Alps; Meltwater; Neutralization; Saharan dusts; Snow cover; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ANION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; SNOW; SULFUR OXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; DESERT; DUST; FRANCE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEATHER;

ACID PRECIPITATION; AEOLIAN DUST; AIRBORNE CALCAREOUS DUST; LOCAL AEOLIAN AEROSOL; MELTWATER ALKALINITY; SNOW COVER CHEMISTRY; WEATHERING;

FRANCE, HAUTES-ALPES, BRIANCON;

EID: 0029668211     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(95)00309-6     Document Type: Article

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