Saharan dust aerosol over the central Mediterranean Sea: PM10 chemical composition and concentration versus optical columnar measurements

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2039-2054

  Marconi, M ^a   Sferlazzo, D M ^b   Becagli, S ^a   Bommarito, C ^b   Calzolai, G ^a   Chiari, M ^a   Di Sarra, A ^b   Ghedini, C ^a   Gomez Amo J L ^b   Lucarelli, F ^a   Meloni, D ^b   Monteleone, F ^b   Nava, S ^a   Pace, G ^b   Piacentino, S ^b   Rugi, F ^a   Severi, M ^a   Traversi, R ^a   Udisti, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

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EID: 84894471229     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-2039-2014     Document Type: Article

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