Chemical transformation of individual asian dust particles estimated by the novel double detector system of micro-PIXE

Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 106-114

  Ma, Chang Jin ^a  

^a FUKUOKA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging processes; Asian dust; Light elements; Micro PIXE; Sea salt; Single particle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869988321     PISSN: 19766912     EISSN: 22871160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5572/ajae.2010.4.2.106     Document Type: Article

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