SeaWiFS identifies dust sources in the Namib Desert

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 26, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 4159-4167

  Eckardt, F D ^a   Kuring, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; HYDROLOGY; IMAGE SENSORS; LANDFORMS;

FLUVIAL LANDFORMS; MINERAL DUST SOURCES; NAMIB DESERT;

REMOTE SENSING;

ARID REGION; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; COASTAL ZONE; DUST; PARTICULATE MATTER; REMOTE SENSING; SEAWIFS;

AFRICA; NAMIB DESERT; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 30344433297     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160500113112     Document Type: Article

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