Saharan versus local influence on atmospheric aerosol deposition in the southern Iberian Peninsula: Significance for N and P inputs

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 501-513

  Morales Baquero, Rafael ^a   Pérez Martínez, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

local versus external sources; long range transport; N deposition; P deposition; Saharan dust

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DUST; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SYNCHRONY; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; SAHARA;

EID: 84960888004     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015GB005254     Document Type: Article

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