Dry and wet atmospheric nitrogen deposition in west central Africa

Nitrogen Deposition, Critical Loads and Biodiversity: Proceedings of the International Nitrogen Initiative Workshop, Linking Experts of the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution and the Convention on Biological Diversity

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 83-91

  Galy Lacaux, Corinne ^a   Delon, Claire ^a   Solmon, Fabien ^a   Adon, Marcellin ^a,b   Yoboué, Véronique ^b   Mphepya, Jonas ^c   Pienaar, Jacobus J ^c   Diop, Babakar ^d   Sigha, Luc ^e   Dungall, Laouali ^f   Akpo, Aristide ^g   Mougin, Eric ^a   Gardrat, Eric ^a   Castera, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT BOIGNY   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BAMAKO   (Mali)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^f UNIVERSITÉ ABDOU MOUMOUNI   (Niger)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

Author keywords

African ecosystems; Atmospheric deposition budget; Nitrogen; Wet and dry deposition

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BUDGET CONTROL; ECOSYSTEMS; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; NITROGEN; SHOTCRETING;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; ATMOSPHERIC NITROGEN; ATMOSPHERIC NITROGEN DEPOSITION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; LONG TERM MONITORING; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; WET AND DRY;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

EID: 84948073523     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7939-6_10     Document Type: Chapter

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