Environmental magnetic approach towards the quantification of pollution in Kathmandu urban area, Nepal

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 29, Issue 13-14 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 973-984

  Gautam, Pitambar ^a,c   Blaha, Ulrich ^b   Appel, Erwin ^b   Ghanashyam, Neupane ^c  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Environmental magnetism; Environmental pollution; Kathmandu; Magnetic spherules; Magnetic susceptibility

Indexed keywords

AIR; BIOMASS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; KILNS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; URBAN PLANNING; WATER;

GRAIN SIZE FRACTIONS; MAGNETIC METHODS;

CATCHMENTS;

INTERMONTANE BASIN; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; POLLUTION MONITORING; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; BAGMATI; EURASIA; KATHMANDU; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 4143073599     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2004.02.001     Document Type: Article

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