Study of a Saharan Dust Intrusion into the Atmosphere of Colombia

The Sahara Desert is one of the main sources of particulate matter (PM) in the world. This PM has the ability to affect air quality thousands of miles from the source. The intrusions of this dust in the Caribbean are well documented; however, no intrusions of this pollutant have been reported in lar...

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Autores:

Mendez, Juan Felipe
Pinto Herrera, Laura Catalina
Belalcázar Cerón, Luis Carlos

Tipo de recurso:

Article of journal

Fecha de publicación:

2018

Institución:

Universidad de Medellín

Repositorio:

Repositorio UDEM

Idioma:

spa

OAI Identifier:

oai:repository.udem.edu.co:11407/5499

Acceso en línea:

http://hdl.handle.net/11407/5499
https://doi.org/10.22395/rium.v17n32a1

Palabra clave:

Air quality; African dust; Remote sensing; Long-range transport
Pó africano; Transporte de longo alcance; Qualidade do ar; Teledetecção
Calidad del aire; Polvo africano; Teledetección; Transporte de largo alcance

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