Abstract: Measurements of the particle size distribution in surface air and bulk soil (soil surface and 10 cm depth) were performed in the Sahara desert. This desert is a very important source for mineral dust transported over the ...

Abstract: A direct method will be described to determine the complete mineral size distribution in aerosol (xylene-insoluble component) and soils (water-insoluble component) covering a size range from 0.01 up to 100 ?m and 1000 ?m ...