African dust source regions for observed dust outbreaks over the Subtropical Eastern North Atlantic region, above 25°N

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 78, Issue , 2012, Pages 100-109

  Alonso Perez S ^a,b   Cuevas, E ^a   Querol, X ^b   Guerra, J C ^c   Perez C ^d  

^a Izaña Atmospheric Research Center   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^d Earth Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; African dust; Dust sources; HYSPLIT; Marine Boundary Layer; Residence time

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYER; DUST; GRAVITY FIELD; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MASS TRANSPORT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SETTLING; RESIDENCE TIME; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SUSPENDED LOAD;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); BODELE; CHAD; SAHARA;

EID: 83955163630     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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