Estimates of atmospheric-processed soluble iron from observations and a global mineral aerosol model: Biogeochemical implications

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 17, 2004, Pages

  Hand, J L ^a,b   Mahowald, N M ^a,c   Chen, Y ^d   Siefert, R L ^d   Luo, C ^c   Subramaniam, A ^e   Fung, I ^f  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^e Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Desert dust; Mineral aerosols; Soluble iron

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DUST; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 9144270533     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004574     Document Type: Article

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