Influence of mineral dust transport on the chemical composition and physical properties of the Eastern Mediterranean aerosol

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 57, Issue , 2012, Pages 266-277

  Kocak M ^a   Theodosi, C ^b   Zarmpas, P ^b   Seguret M J M ^c   Herut, B ^d   Kallos, G ^e   Mihalopoulos, N ^b   Kubilay, N ^a   Nimmo, M ^c  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Israel)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Eastern Mediterranean; Mineral dust; Saharan desert; SKIRON; The Middle East deserts

Indexed keywords

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; MIDDLE EAST; MINERAL DUST; SAHARAN DESERT; SKIRON;

ALUMINUM; ARID REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; LANDFORMS; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

DUST;

ALUMINUM; AMMONIA; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; NITRATE; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; SULFATE; TRACE ELEMENT; VANADIUM; ZINC;

AEROSOL; ALUMINUM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DUST; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; IRON; MANGANESE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RURAL AREA; TEMPORAL VARIATION; URBAN POLLUTION;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DESERT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GREECE; GREENHOUSE GAS; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; MINERAL DUST; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

AEGEAN ISLANDS; CRETE; ERDEMLI; GREECE; IRAKLION [CRETE]; ISRAEL; MERSIN [TURKEY]; SAHARA; TURKEY;

EID: 84861703210     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.04.006     Document Type: Article

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