Saharan dust storms: Nature and consequences

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 56, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 179-204

  Goudie, A S ^a   Middleton, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric transport; Desert; Dust; Geomorphology; Sahara; TOMS

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DESERT; DUST STORM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EOLIAN PROCESS; TOMS;

AFRICA;

EID: 0035668419     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-8252(01)00067-8     Document Type: Article

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