Dust-air pollution dynamics over the eastern Mediterranean

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 16, 2015, Pages 9173-9189

  Abdelkader, M ^a   Metzger, S ^a,b   Mamouri, R E ^c   Astitha, M ^d   Barrie, L ^e   Levin, Z ^a,f   Lelieveld, J ^a,b  

^a CYPRUS INSTITUTE   (Cyprus)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^e STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DUST; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

EASTERN DESERT; EGYPT; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SAHARA;

EID: 84939833137     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-9173-2015     Document Type: Article

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