Mass balance of the atmospheric aerosol in a South African subtropical savanna (Nylsvley, May 1997)

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D16, 2000, Pages 20697-20706

  Puxbaum, H ^a   Rendl, J ^a   Allabashi, R ^a,c   Otter, L ^b,d   Scholes, M C ^b  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^d DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; MASS BALANCE; SAVANNA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033792889     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900306     Document Type: Article

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