Trend of trace metals in precipitation around Okinawa Island, Japan

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 80-84

  Vuai, Said Ali Hamad ^a   Tokuyama, Akira ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DODOMA   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Long range transportation; Okinawa; Precipitation; Trace metal; Typhoon

Indexed keywords

LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION; OKINAWA; PRECIPITATION; TRACE METAL; TYPHOON;

AIR POLLUTION; DISSOLUTION; HURRICANES; LITHOLOGY; MANGANESE; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; ROADS AND STREETS; RURAL AREAS; ZINC;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DEPOSITION; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); TRACE METAL; TYPHOON; WIND VELOCITY; WINTER;

CHINA; JAPAN; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; OKINAWA ISLAND; OKINAWA ISLANDS; RYUKYU ISLANDS; TAIWAN;

EID: 78649493942     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.09.010     Document Type: Article

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