Modern dust storms in China: An overview

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 559-574

  Wang, Xunming ^a   Dong, Zhibao ^a   Zhang, Jiawu ^b   Liu, Lichao ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Dust storm; Overview

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DESERT; DUST STORM; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 3042725476     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2003.11.009     Document Type: Article

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