Ground/satellite observations and atmospheric modeling of dust storms originating in the high Puna-Altiplano deserts (South America): Implications for the interpretation of paleo?climatic archives

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3817-3831

  Gaiero, D M ^a   Simonella, L ^a   Gasso S ^b   Gili, S ^a   Stein, A F ^c   Sosa, P ^d   Becchio, R ^d   Arce, J ^e   Marelli, H ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

^e INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SATELLITE IMAGERY; STORMS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

ANTARCTIC ICE CORE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL FINGERPRINT; CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; MONITORING STATIONS; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS;

DUST;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CALIPSO; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DUST STORM; MARINE SEDIMENT; METEOROLOGY; MODIS; PALEOCLIMATE; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ALTIPLANO; ARGENTINA; PAMPAS; PUNA;

EID: 84881093615     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50036     Document Type: Article

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