Mass-particle size distributions of atmospheric dust and the dry deposition of dust to the remote ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 15867-15874

  Arimoto, R ^a,c   Ray, B J ^a   Lewis, N F ^a   Tomza, U ^a   Duce, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Horeshoe Cir Jett Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATES; DRY DEPOSITION; DUST; DUST LOADING; OCEAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031420038     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd00796     Document Type: Article

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