Bias in grain size distribution of deposited atmospheric dust due to the collection of particles in sediment catchers

Catena

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-24

  Goossens, Dirk ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b LABORATOIRE INTERUNIVERSITAIRE DES SYSTÈMES ATMOSPHÉRIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Aeolian dust; Dust deposition; Grain size; Sediment catcher

Indexed keywords

EOLIAN DEPOSIT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAIN SIZE; SAMPLER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WIND TUNNEL; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 33947157609     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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