Synergetic monitoring of Saharan dust plumes and potential impact on surface: A case study of dust transport from Canary Islands to Iberian Peninsula

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 3067-3091

  Cordoba Jabonero C ^a   Sorribas, M ^a   Guerrero Rascado, J L ^b,e   Adame, J A ^a   Hernandez Y ^c   Lyamani, H ^b   Cachorro, V ^d   Gil, M ^a   Alados Arboledas, L ^b   Cuevas, E ^c   De La Morena, B ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c Atmospheric Research Centre of Izaña   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LIDAR; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENTATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CANARY ISLANDS; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN;

EID: 79953718088     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-3067-2011     Document Type: Article

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