Change of the Asian dust source region deduced from the composition of anthropogenic radionuclides in surface soil in Mongolia

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 7069-7080

  Igarashi, Y ^a   Fujiwara, H ^b   Jugder, D ^c  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CESIUM ISOTOPE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DUST; FALLOUT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL EMISSION; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

JAPAN; MONGOLIA;

EID: 79960593464     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-7069-2011     Document Type: Article

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