Modelled transport and deposition of sulphur over Southern Africa

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 34, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 2797-2808

  Zunckel, M ^a,b   Robertson, L ^c   Tyson, P D ^a   Rodhe, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^c SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Deposition; Inferential technique; MATCH model; South Africa; Sulphur

Indexed keywords

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SULFUR;

ACID RAIN; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; COMBUSTION; DRY DEPOSITION; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MODEL; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; VEGETATION;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033626776     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(99)00495-1     Document Type: Article

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