Heterogeneous processes involving nitrogenous compounds and Saharan dust inferred from measurements and model calculations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D12, 2001, Pages 12559-12578

  Galy Lacaux, C ^a,b   Carmichael, G R ^a   Song, C H ^a   Lacaux, J P ^b   Al Ourabi, H ^b   Modi, A I ^c  

^a IA United States   (United States)

^b LABORATOIRE D AÉROLOGIE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ ABDOU MOUMOUNI   (Niger)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DUST; NITROGEN COMPOUND;

AFRICA;

EID: 0034914178     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900778     Document Type: Article

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