Chemistry of aerosols over a semi-arid region: Evidence for acid neutralization by mineral dust

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 23, 2006, Pages

  Rastogi, N ^a   Sarin, M M ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DUST; INDIA; RAIN;

ACID NEUTRALIZATION; MINERAL DUST; RADIATIVE FORCING;

METEOROLOGY;

ACID NEUTRALIZATION; AEROSOL; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; RADIATIVE FORCING; SEMIARID REGION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34548622818     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL027708     Document Type: Article

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