Long term monitoring of the chemical composition of precipitation and wet deposition fluxes over three Sahelian savannas

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 314-327

  Laouali, D ^a   Galy Lacaux, C ^b   Diop, B ^c   Delon, C ^b   Orange, D ^d   Lacaux, J P ^b   Akpo, A ^e   Lavenu, F ^f   Gardrat, E ^b   Castera, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ ABDOU MOUMOUNI   (Niger)

^b LABORATOIRE D AÉROLOGIE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BAMAKO   (Mali)

^d UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^f CESBIO   (France)

Author keywords

African semi arid ecosystems; Atmospheric chemistry; Mineral species; Neutralization factor; Nitrogenous compounds; Sahelian savannas

Indexed keywords

MINERAL SPECIES; NEUTRALIZATION FACTOR; NITROGENOUS COMPOUNDS; SAHELIAN SAVANNAS; SEMI-ARID ECOSYSTEMS;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEMS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

AMMONIA; CALCIUM ION; MAGNESIUM ION; NITRATE; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM ION;

ACIDITY; AMMONIA; ANIMAL; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOGENIC EMISSION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MINERAL; NEUTRALIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SAVANNA; SEMIARID REGION; VOLUME; WET DEPOSITION;

ACIDITY; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAVANNA; SOIL; WET DEPOSITION;

SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA];

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84856670136     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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