Hf-Nd isotopic variability in mineral dust from Chinese and Mongolian deserts: Implications for sources and dispersal

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Zhao, Wancang ^a,b   Sun, Youbin ^c   Balsam, William ^d   Lu, Huayu ^a   Liu, Lianwen ^a   Chen, Jun ^a   Ji, Junfeng ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Ningxia Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration Institute   (China)

^c Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^d Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

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EID: 84926442981     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep05837     Document Type: Article

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