Minerals in the air: An environmental perspective

International Geology Review

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 577-593

  Buseck, Peter R ^a   Jacob, Daniel J ^b   Pósfai, Mihály ^a   Li, Jia ^a   Anderson, J R ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0033842209     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206810009465101     Document Type: Article

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