Preliminary results of dry-season trace gas and aerosol measurements over the Kalahari region during SAFARI 2000

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 371-379

  Stein, D C ^a   Swap, R J ^a   Macko, S A ^a   Piketh, S J ^b,c   Doddridge, B ^d   Bruintjes, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Air quality; Botswana; Ozone formation; Sua pan; Volatile organic compounds (VOC)

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ARID ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; OZONE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TRACE GAS; VEGETATION;

BOTSWANA; KALAHARI DESERT; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0038138064     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2002.1096     Document Type: Conference Paper

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