Lower tropospheric aerosol loadings over South Africa: The relative contribution of aeolian dust, industrial emissions, and biomass burning

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D1, 1999, Pages 1597-1607

  Piketh, S J ^a   Annegarn, H J ^a   Tyson, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; EOLIAN PROCESS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; TROPOSPHERE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033585610     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD100014     Document Type: Article

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