An indicator of sand storms in the south of the Tengger Desert

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 197-203

  Qingyu, Guan ^a   Baotian, Pan ^a   Na, Li ^a   Qiong, Li ^a   Zhenbo, Hu ^a   Hongshan, Gao ^a   Shujian, Xu ^a   Yong, Wang ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESERT; DUST STORM; GRAIN SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CHINA; NINGXIA HUIZU; TENGGER DESERT;

EID: 84755160746     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-010-0252-4     Document Type: Article

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