Trends in Saharan dust and tropical Atlantic climate during 1980-2006

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 20, 2008, Pages

  Foltz, Gregory R ^a   McPhaden, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DUST; LEAD; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ATLANTIC; ATLANTIC SEAS; DUST CONCENTRATIONS; MULTIDECADAL OSCILLATIONS; NORTH ATLANTIC; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEANS; RADIATIVE HEAT FLUXES; SAHARAN DUSTS;

TROPICS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; HEAT FLUX; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; RADIATIVE FORCING; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TREND ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 58249092216     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL035042     Document Type: Article

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