The possible role of magnetic measurements in the discrimination of Sahara/Sahel dust sources

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 594-606

  Lyons, Richard ^a,b   Oldfield, Frank ^a   Williams, Earle ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dust; Environmental magnetism; North Africa; Weathering

Indexed keywords

DUST SOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNETISM; FERRIMAGNETIC MINERALS; LATITUDINAL RANGE; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MAGNETIC SIGNATURES; NIGER; NORTH AFRICA; REMOTE AREAS; SURFACE SOIL;

CLAY PRODUCTS; FERRIMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; MINERALS; WEATHERING;

DUST;

DUST; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC MINERAL; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; PEDOGENESIS; WEATHERING;

NIGER [WEST AFRICA]; SAHARA; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA];

EID: 84859818495     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.2268     Document Type: Article

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