A super Asian dust storm over the East and South China Seas: Disproportionate dust deposition

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 7169-7181

  Hsu, Shih Chieh ^a   Tsai, Fujung ^b   Lin, Fei Jan ^c   Chen, Wei Nai ^a   Shiah, Fuh Kwo ^a   Huang, Jr Chuan ^d   Chan, Chuen Yu ^e   Chen, Chung Chi ^f   Liu, Tsun Hsien ^g   Chen, Hung Yu ^b   Tseng, Chun Mao ^c   Hung, Gwo Wei ^h   Huang, Chao Hao ^a   Lin, Shuen Hsin ^a   Huang, Yi Tang ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM NINGBO CHINA   (China)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h NATIONAL PENGHU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asian dust; dust deposition; dust iron; East China Sea; long range transport; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ALUMINUM; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COASTAL ZONES; DEPOSITION; STORMS;

ASIAN DUST; DUST DEPOSITION; EAST CHINA SEA; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

DUST;

AEROSOL; ALUMINUM; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; STORM;

ASIA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 84880857752     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50405     Document Type: Article

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