Mineral particle size as a control on aerosol iron solubility

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 17, 2006, Pages

  Baker, A R ^a   Jickells, T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; IRON; OCEANOGRAPHY; SOLUBILITY;

AEROSOL IRON SOLUBILITY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON CYCLE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; IRON; MINERAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRODUCTIVITY; SOLUBILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 33845663992     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL026557     Document Type: Article

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