A high-resolution numerical study of the Asian dust storms of April 2001

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 23, 2003, Pages

  Liu, Ming ^a   Westphal, Douglas L ^a   Wang, Shigong ^b   Shimizu, Atsushi ^c   Sugimoto, Nobuo ^c   Zhou, Jun ^d   Chen, Yan ^e  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^e China Japan Friendship Centre for Environmental Protection   (China)

Author keywords

ACE Asia; Budget; Dust; Production; Transport

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DUST; MODELING; STORM;

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DUST; MODELING; STORM;

EID: 1342333146     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd003178     Document Type: Article

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