Aerosol iron solubility over Bay of Bengal: Role of anthropogenic sources and chemical processing

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 121, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 167-175

  Kumar, Ashwini ^a   Sarin, M M ^a   Srinivas, Bikkina ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Aerosol iron solubility; Aerosols; Bay of Bengal; Mineral dust

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HEAVY METAL; SOLUBILITY;

BAY OF BENGAL; GANGETIC PLAIN; INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 77954761904     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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