Relationship between vegetation coverage and spring dust storms over northern China

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Zou, Xukai K ^a   Zhai, Panmao M ^a  

^a China Meteorological Administration   (China)

Author keywords

China; Dust storm; NDVI

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE; DUST STORM; NDVI; SPRING (SEASON); VEGETATION COVER;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 2642518795     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003913     Document Type: Article

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