Spatial and temporal distribution of the dust deposition in central asia - results from a long term monitoring program

Aeolian Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2013, Pages 49-62

  Groll, M ^a   Opp, Chr ^a   Aslanov, I ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aral Kum; Central Asia; Deposition dynamics; Dust deposition; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; DUST; EOLIAN PROCESS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

CENTRAL ASIA;

EID: 84877072880     PISSN: 18759637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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