Dust concentration in the atmosphere of the equatorial north atlantic: possible relationship to the sahelian drought.

نویسندگان

  • J M Prospero
  • R T Nees
چکیده

The concentration of insoluble mineral aerosol in the lower troposphere of the western equatorial North Atlantic Ocean has increased by a factor of 3 over the last decade. This increase may be related to the drought in the Sahelian zone of North Africa.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Science

دوره 196 4295  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1977