Does the size distribution of mineral dust aerosols depend on the wind speed at emission?

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 10149-10156

  Kok, J F ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLOUD; DUST; FRAGMENTATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 80053907221     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-10149-2011     Document Type: Article

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