Airborne dust transport to the eastern Pacific Ocean off southern California: Evidence from San Clemente Island

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 13, 2007, Pages

  Muhs, Daniel R ^a   Budahn, James ^a   Reheis, Marith ^a   Beann, Jossh ^a   Skipp, Gary ^a   Fisher, Eric ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DUST; SILT; WIND EFFECTS;

ALFISOL; ANDESITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DUST; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MIOCENE; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TERRACE; TRACE ELEMENT; VERTISOL; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

CALIFORNIA; CHANNEL ISLANDS [CALIFORNIA]; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST); SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548604837     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007577     Document Type: Article

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