Seasonal chemical and mineralogical variability of atmospheric particles in the coastal region of the Northeast Mediterranean

Catena

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 313-328

  Kubilay, N N ^a   Saydam, A C ^a   Yemenicioglu, S ^a   Kelling, G ^b   Kapur, S ^c   Karaman, C ^c   Akca E ^c  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

atmospheric particles; clay minerals; dust trajectory; Northeast Mediterranean; trace elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031079799     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(96)00045-8     Document Type: Article

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