Evaluating different remote sensing techniques for detection of Saharan dust and characterisation of dust sources

Mineral dust aerosols play an important role in climate and the Earth's energy budget. However, the nature and complexity of dust sources is poorly understood. Traditional techniques used for mapping the Sahara dust sources like the analysis of surface dust observations, back trajectory analysi...

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Main Author: Abushufa, Tarek
Published: King's College London (University of London) 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.628039