Modeling the size distribution of a soil aerosol produced by sandblasting

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 11239-11249

  Alfaro, Stéphane C ^a,b   Gaudichet, Annie ^a,b   Gomes, Laurent ^a,b   Maillé, Michel ^a,b  

^a LABORATOIRE INTERUNIVERSITAIRE DES SYSTÈMES ATMOSPHÉRIQUES   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; SANDBLASTING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL;

EID: 0031417212     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd00403     Document Type: Article

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