Characterization and temporal variation of Asian dust aerosol from a site in the northern Chinese deserts

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-257

  Zhang, X Y ^a   Gong, S L ^b   Arimoto, R ^c   Shen, Z X ^a   Mei, F M ^a   Wang, D ^a   Cheng, Y ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c New Mexico State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian dust; Chinese deserts; Dust storm; Elements; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; IRON; MANGANESE; POTASSIUM; SILICON; TITANIUM;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; DUST STORM; PARTICLE SIZE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASIA; CALCULATION; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DESERT; DISASTER; DRY DEPOSITION; DUST; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; SPRING; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRANSPORT KINETICS; VELOCITY; WEIGHT; WIND;

CHINA;

EID: 0242500373     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022900220357     Document Type: Article

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