Mineral aerosol properties observed in the northwest region of China

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 52, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 173-181

  Gai, Chang Song ^a,b   Li, Xiao Qing ^b   Zhao, Feng Sheng ^b  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^b NATIONAL SATELLITE METEOROLOGICAL CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

ngstr m exponent; aerosol optical depth; Asian dust; mineral aerosol

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; OPTICAL DEPTH; PHOTOMETER; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; WIND;

ASIA; CHINA; DUNHUANG; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GANSU; HETIAN; MINQIN; TAZHONG; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 33744979972     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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