Long-range transport of Asian dust to the Lower Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D16, 2001, Pages 18361-18370

  McKendry, I G ^a   Hacker, J P ^a   Stull, R ^a   Sakiyama, S ^b   Mignacca, D ^c   Reid, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Ministry of Environment British Columbia   (Canada)

^c Greater Vancouver Regional District   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; DUST; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; PARTICULATE MATTER; SMOG;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; LOWER FRASER VALLEY;

EID: 0034804438     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900359     Document Type: Article

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