Characteristics of atmospheric dust deposition in snow on Glacier No. 72, Mount Tuomuer, China

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 517-526

  Dong, Zhiwen ^a,b   Li, Zhongqin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DUST; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; RADIATION BUDGET; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VALLEY GLACIER; VOLUME;

CHINA;

EID: 84555203779     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1938-4246-43.4.517     Document Type: Article

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