Mineral dust concentrations, deposition fluxes and deposition velocities in dust episodes over Israel

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D16, 2001, Pages 18431-18437

  Ganor, E ^a   Foner, H A ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; DEPOSITION; DUST; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0034809841     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900535     Document Type: Article

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