Geochemical behaviour of the Tunisian background aerosols in Sirocco wind circulations

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 390-402

  Azri, Chafai ^a   Abida, Habib ^a   Medhioub, Khaled ^b  

^a Faculté des Sciences de Sfax   (Tunisia)

^b University of Sfax   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Sahara; Sirocco; Tunisia; Turbulent winds

Indexed keywords

EID: 70849111299     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-009-0390-8     Document Type: Article

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