Nanofiber calcite in Asian dust and its atmospheric roles

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 24, 2006, Pages

  Jeong, Gi Young ^a   Chun, Youngsin ^b  

^a Andong National University   (South Korea)

^b Meteorological Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CALCITE; CLAY; DUST; MINERALOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NANOFIBERS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

HYGROSCOPIC MODIFICATIONS; MINERAL AEROSOL;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC GAS; CALCITE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DUST; MINERALOGY; MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 33847678250     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL028280     Document Type: Article

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