Meteorological characteristics of dust storm events in the eastern Great Basin of Utah, U.S.A.

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 60, Issue , 2012, Pages 601-612

  Hahnenberger, Maura ^a   Nicoll, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dust; PM 10; PM 2.5; Pre frontal winds; Regional air quality

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DUST; CYCLOGENESIS; DIURNAL PATTERN; DUST EVENT; DUST SOURCES; DUST STORM; FRICTION VELOCITY; GREAT BASIN; GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT; HOTSPOTS; MESOSCALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIMARY PRODUCERS; REGIONAL AIR QUALITY; SALT LAKE CITY; SEDIMENT MOBILIZATION; SEMI ARID; SIERRA NEVADA; SOUTH-WESTERLY WINDS; STATION DATA; URBAN CENTERS;

AIR QUALITY; CLIMATOLOGY; DUST; LAKES; LANDFORMS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WIND;

STORMS;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONFLUENCE; CYCLONE; DUST STORM; LEE CYCLOGENESIS; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; MODIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SATELLITE IMAGERY; URBAN AREA; VALLEY; WIND PROFILE;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CLIMATE; DUST STORM; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WEATHER;

CALIFORNIA; GREAT BASIN; SALT LAKE CITY; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 84865862727     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.06.029     Document Type: Article

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