Assessing decadal changes in rainwater alkalinity at a rural Mediterranean site in the Montseny Mountains (NE Spain)

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 36, Issue 17, 2002, Pages 2881-2890

  Avila, Anna ^a   Roda F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Mediterranean; NAO; Nitrate; Rainwater chemistry; Saharan dust; Sulphate; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; DEPOSITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

DRY SPELLS;

RAIN;

CALCIUM; RAIN; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ALKALINITY; DECADAL VARIATION; DUST; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; RAINWATER; WET DEPOSITION;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DRY DEPOSITION; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPAIN; WATER ANALYSIS; WET DEPOSITION;

AFRICA; SPAIN;

EID: 0036017547     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00098-5     Document Type: Article

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