Dust emission parameterization scheme over the MENA region: Sensitivity analysis to soil moisture and soil texture

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 20, 2015, Pages 10,915-10,938

  Gherboudj, Imen ^a   Beegum, S Naseema ^a   Marticorena, Beatrice ^b   Ghedira, Hosni ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b LABORATOIRE INTERUNIVERSITAIRE DES SYSTÈMES ATMOSPHÉRIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; DUST; EMISSION INVENTORY; ERODIBILITY; METEOSAT; MODIS; NDVI; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEVIRI; SMOS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEXTURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ARABIAN PENINSULA; NORTH AFRICA;

ALFARO;

EID: 84954364046     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023338     Document Type: Article

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