Temporal controls on global dust emissions: The role of surface gustiness

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 15, 2007, Pages

  Engelstaedter, S ^a   Washington, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; EMISSION CONTROL; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; WIND; WIND EFFECTS;

DUST EMISSIONS; DUST HOTSPOTS; SURFACE GUSTINESS; TEMPORAL CONTROLS;

DUST;

ARIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DUST; EMISSION CONTROL; EROSIVITY; TOMS; WIND;

EID: 34948893465     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL029971     Document Type: Article

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