Role of mineral aerosol as a reactive surface in the global troposphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 22869-22889

  Dentener, Frank J ^a,b   Carmichael, Gregory R ^c   Zhang, Yang ^c,d   Lelieveld, Jos ^b   Crutzen, Paul J ^e  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c IA United States   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; MINERAL AEROSOL; NITROGEN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOCHEMICAL OXIDANT; SULPHUR CYCLE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 2142658669     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd01818     Document Type: Article

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