Regional variability of the composition of mineral dust from western Africa: Results from the AMMA SOP0/DABEX and DODO field campaigns

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 23, 2008, Pages

  Formenti, Paola ^a   Rajot, J L ^b   Desboeufs, K ^a   Caquineau, S ^c   Chevaillier, S ^a   Nava, S ^d   Gaudichet, A ^a   Journet, E ^a   Triquet, S ^a   Alfaro, S ^a   Chiari, M ^d   Haywood, J ^e   Coe, Hugh ^f   Highwood, E ^g  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d INFN SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

^e MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BIOMASS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DUST; IRON OXIDES; MINERALOGY;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; AIRBORNE SURVEY; BIOMASS BURNING; BOUNDARY LAYER; DUST; ESTIMATION METHOD; IRON OXIDE; OPTICAL PROPERTY;

AFRICA; BANIZOUMBOU; BODELE; CENTRAL AFRICA; CHAD; DOSSO; MAURITANIA; NIGER [WEST AFRICA]; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 59749093685     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD009903     Document Type: Article

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