Increasing eolian dust deposition in the western United States linked to human activity

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 189-195

  Neff, J C ^a   Ballantyne, A P ^a   Farmer, G L ^a,b   Mahowald, N M ^c,d   Conroy, J L ^e   Landry, C C ^f   Overpeck, J T ^e,g   Painter, T H ^h   Lawrence, C R ⁱ   Reynolds, R L ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b University of Colorado at Boulder ^*  (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e University of Arizona   (United States)

^f Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

ⁱ U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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EID: 55249118905     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo133     Document Type: Article

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