Multiple oxygen and sulfur isotopic analyses on water-soluble sulfate in bulk atmospheric deposition from the southwestern United States

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 14, 2003, Pages

  Bao, Huiming ^a   Reheis, Marith C ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Desert varnish; Dust; O 17 anomaly; Stable isotopic compositions; Sulfate

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DUST; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SULFATE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0842334596     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd003022     Document Type: Article

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