Physical and chemical characteristics of aerosols over the Negev Desert (Israel) during summer 1996

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D5, 2001, Pages 4871-4890

  Formenti, P ^a,b   Andreae, M O ^a   Andreae, T W ^a   Ichoku, C ^a,c   Schebeske, G ^a   Kettle, J ^a   Maenhaut, W ^d   Cafmeyer, J ^d   Ptasinsky, J ^d   Karnieli, A ^e   Lelieveld, J ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RADIATIVE FORCING; SUMMER;

ISRAEL; NEGEV DESERT; SDE BOKER;

EID: 0034955911     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900556     Document Type: Article

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