A visibility and total suspended dust relationship

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 89, Issue , 2014, Pages 329-336

  Baddock, M C ^a   Strong, C L ^a   Leys, J F ^b   Heidenreich, S K ^b   Tews, E K ^a   McTainsh, G H ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Air quality; Duststorm; PM10; Sandstorm; TSP

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING; DUST STORM; METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATION; SANDSTORM; TSP; VISIBILITY MEASUREMENTS; VISIBILITY REDUCTION; WEATHER OBSERVATIONS;

AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; STORMS; VISIBILITY;

DUST;

AIR SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA ACQUISITION; DUST; POLLUTION MONITORING; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; VISIBILITY;

AIR SAMPLER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISIBILITY; WEATHER; WIND EROSION;

EID: 84896792874     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.02.038     Document Type: Article

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