Low-level wind maxima and the transport of pyrogenic products over southern Africa

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 23745-23755

  Zunckel, M ^a   Held, G ^b   Preston Whyte, R A ^c   Joubert, A ^d  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b ESKOM   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BOUNDARY LAYER; LOW LEVEL JET; PYROGENIC PRODUCT; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 0030375059     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jd02602     Document Type: Article

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