The day of the white rain: Origin of unusual dust deposition in Johannesburg, South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 100, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 483-487

  Resane, Tabby ^a   Annegarn, Harold ^b   Freiman, Tal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DUST; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 23844466198     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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