Characteristics of modern atmospheric dust deposition in snow on the Glaciers of East Tianshan Mountains, China

Dili Xuebao/Acta Geographica Sinica

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 544-552

  Dong, Zhiwen ^a   Li, Zhongqin ^a,b   Wang, Feiteng ^a   Zhang, Mingjun ^b  

^a Cold and Arid Regions Environment and Engineering Research Institute ^*  (China)

^b NORTHWEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atmospheric dust; Characteristics; East Tianshan Mountains; Glacier; Snow

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEPOSITION; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GLACIER; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SNOW COVER;

ASIA; EURASIA; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 49149090439     PISSN: 03755444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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