Dust sources and deposition of aeolian materials in Iceland
Iceland has about 22,000 km2 of sandy deserts that are a major source of atmospheric dust. Icelandic dust is mostly basaltic volcanic glass, which is rather unique for global dust sources. The dust comes mostly from two sources: confined plume areas and extensive sandy deserts. Major plume sources a...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1946/19921 |