Development of a global model of mineral dust aerosol microphysics

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2441-2458

  Lee, Y H ^a   Chen, K ^b   Adams, P J ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Vermilion Asset Management   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEPOSITION; DUST; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MODEL TEST; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 75449089336     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-2441-2009     Document Type: Article

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