Dust storms in Central Asia: Spatial and temporal variations

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 85, Issue , 2012, Pages 62-70

  Indoitu, R ^a   Orlovsky, L ^a   Orlovsky, N ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Distribution; Dust source; Frequency; Middle Asia; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DUST; MONITORING; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEASONALITY; SEMIARID REGION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STORM; VEGETATION COVER;

ARAL SEA; CENTRAL ASIA; KAZAKHSTAN; LAKE BALKHASH;

EID: 84861636116     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.03.018     Document Type: Article

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