Asian aerosols in North America: Frequency and concentration of fine dust

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 24, 2002, Pages

  VanCuren, Richard A ^a   Cahill, Thomas A ^b  

^a Research Division California Air Resources Board ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Asia; Dust; North America; Troposphere

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DUST; TROPOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; ALTITUDE; DUST; TROPOSPHERE;

ASIA; EURASIA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

EID: 33646223300     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JD002204     Document Type: Article

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