Physicochemical impacts of dust particles on alpine glacier meltwater at the Laohugou Glacier basin in western Qilian Mountains, China

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 493, Issue , 2014, Pages 930-942

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Author keywords

Anthropogenic activities; Dust particles; Glacier meltwater; Physicochemical constituents; SEM EDX

Indexed keywords

ALPINE GLACIER; ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; DUST PARTICLE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS; QILIAN MOUNTAINS; SEM-EDX;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; IRON; POTASSIUM; RUNOFF; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE; SNOW;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DUST; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLOBAL WARMING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MELTWATER; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RUNOFF; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SNOWPACK;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; FLY ASH; GLACIER; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL; SUMMER;

CHINA; LAOHUGOU GLACIER; QILIAN MOUNTAINS; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84904342204     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.06.025     Document Type: Article

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