Observational evidence for the convective transport of dust over the Central United States

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1306-1319

  Corr, C A ^a,b   Ziemba, L D ^b   Scheuer, E ^a   Anderson, B E ^b   Beyersdorf, A J ^b   Chen, G ^b   Crosbie, E ^b,c   Moore, R H ^b   Shook, M ^b,d   Thornhill, K L ^b,d   Winstead, E ^b,d   Lawson, R P ^e   Barth, M C ^f   Schroeder, J R ^b,c   Blake, D R ^g   Dibb, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES   (United States)

^d SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^e SPEC INC   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONVECTIVE CLOUD; DUST; ICE STORM; PARTICLE SIZE; TRANSPORT PROCESS; TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

COLORADO; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84959210313     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023789     Document Type: Article

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