Thermal convection over East Antarctica: Potential microorganism dispersal

Aerobiologia

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-34

  Gajananda, Khwairakpam ^a   Kaushik, Anubha ^b   Dutta, H N ^c  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

^b GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Katabatic wind; Microorganism spores; PBL dynamics; Schirmacher oasis; Sodar; Thermal convection

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; AUTUMN; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FLOW RATE; FORCE; INDIA; MICROORGANISM; POLAR ICE CAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUND; SUMMER; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER SAMPLING; WIND; WINTER;

EID: 3442896771     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AERO.0000022987.57564.20     Document Type: Article

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