Long-term measurements of the transport of African mineral dust to the southeastern United States: Implications for regional air quality

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D13, 1999, Pages 15917-15927

  Prospero, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; DUST; MINERAL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032763430     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900072     Document Type: Article

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