Dust emission response to climate in southern Africa

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Bryant, Robert G ^a   Bigg, Grant R ^a   Mahowald, Natalie M ^b   Eckardt, Frank D ^c   Ross, Simon G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DUST; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; RAIN; WIND;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE EFFECT; DUST; DUST STORM; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EMISSION; EPHEMERAL LAKE; MODIS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TOMS;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; MAKGADIKGADI; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34347366430     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD007025     Document Type: Article

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