Saharan dust episodes in Hungarian aerosol: Elemental signatures and transport trajectories

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1205-1224

  Borbely Kiss I ^a   Kiss, A Z ^a   Koltay, E ^a   Szabo Gy ^a   Bozo L ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b HUNGARIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

92.60.Gn; 92.60.Mt; 92.60.Sz; Atmospheric aerosol; Regional signatures; Saharan dust

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DATA ACQUISITION; DUST CONTROL; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE SOURCES; X RAYS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECTS; TRANSPORT TRAJECTORIES; X-RAY EMISSION ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS;

AEROSOLS;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; IRON; SILICON; TITANIUM;

AEROSOL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DUST STORM;

AEROSOL; AFRICA; AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; DATA ANALYSIS; DUST; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUNGARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRANSPORT KINETICS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY;

EID: 4744339211     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2004.05.001     Document Type: Article

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