Chemical composition and complex refractive index of Saharan Mineral Dust at Izaña, Tenerife (Spain) derived by electron microscopy

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 37, 2007, Pages 8058-8074

  Kandler, Konrad ^a   Benker, Nathalie ^a   Bundke, Ulrich ^b   Cuevas, Emilio ^c   Ebert, Martin ^a   Knippertz, Peter ^d   Rodríguez, Sergio ^c,e   Schütz, Lothar ^d   Weinbruch, Stephan ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Observatorio Atmosferico de Izana   (Spain)

^d JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Chemical composition; Coatings; Complex refractive index; Electron microscopy; Mineral dust; Mixing state

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DUST; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COMPLEX REFRACTIVE INDEX; MINERAL DUST; MIXING STATE;

MINERALS;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; FERRIC OXIDE; SILICATE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFATE;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DUST; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MINERAL; PARTICLE SIZE; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPECTROMETER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MINERAL DUST; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION INDEX; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOOT; SPAIN;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; SAHARA; SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE [(PRV) CANARY ISLANDS]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TENERIFE;

EID: 36049050149     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.06.047     Document Type: Article

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