Spatial and temporal characteristics of dust storms in China and its surrounding regions, 1960-1999: Relations to source area and climate

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D10, 2001, Pages 10325-10333

  Sun, Jimin ^a   Zhang, Mingying ^b,c   Liu, Tungsheng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b Beijing Meteorological Science and Technology Service Center   (China)

^c Beijing Meteorological College   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DUST STORM; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034959309     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900665     Document Type: Review

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