ESTIMATION OF SUSPENSION OF ALKALINE MATERIAL BY DUST DEVILS IN THE UNITED-STATES

被引:67
作者
GILLETTE, DA [1 ]
SINCLAIR, PC [1 ]
机构
[1] COLORADO STATE UNIV,DEPT ATMOSPHER SCI,FT COLLINS,CO 80523
来源
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT PART A-GENERAL TOPICS | 1990年 / 24卷 / 05期
关键词
acid rain; Aerosols; dust; dust devils;
D O I
10.1016/0960-1686(90)90078-2
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Estimates are made of the contribution of dust devils to the aerosol mass burden over the U.S. These estimates have been derived from experimental data generalized by using climatic and vegetation maps of the U.S. The area of maximum calculated dust production by dust devils in the southwestern U.S. Comparison of our calculated fluxes with background aerosol data shows general agreement. Comparison of alkaline dust emissions from wind erosion shows that dust devils provide a similar magnitude input of atmospheric dust. © 1990.
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页码:1135 / 1142
页数:8
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