Aeolian dust as a transport hazard

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 71, Issue , 2013, Pages 7-14

  Baddock, M C ^a   Strong, C L ^a   Murray, P S ^a   McTainsh, G H ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Air safety; Duststorm; Eolian; Sandstorm; Visibility

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; AEOLIAN DUSTS; AEOLIAN PROCESS; AIR SAFETY; AIR TRAFFICS; ATMOSPHERIC DUST; AUSTRALIA; AVIATION INCIDENTS; AVIATION SAFETY; AVIATION TECHNOLOGY; BLOWING DUST; CENTRALISATION; COASTAL CITIES; DUST HAZE; DUST STORM; ECONOMIC COSTS; EOLIAN; HUMAN WELFARE; PERSONAL INJURIES; PHYSICAL DAMAGES; SANDSTORM; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; TEMPORAL PATTERN; TRANSPORT OPERATIONS;

AEROSOLS; AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; AVIATION; HAZARDS; STORMS; TRANSPORTATION; VISIBILITY;

DUST;

RAIN;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; COASTAL ZONE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DROUGHT; DUST; DUST STORM; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; HAZE; INJURY; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VISIBILITY;

AIR TRAFFIC; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; AIRPLANE PILOT; AIRPORT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AVIATION; DUST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HAZARD; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SEDIMENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WEATHER; WIND EROSION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84874377294     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.01.042     Document Type: Article

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