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At two remote coastal sites in Sardinia, the two major soluble and insoluble components of aerosols and rainwater collected were seasalt (avg. rain = 61 µg g−l; aerosol = 19 µg m−3) and minerals (avg. rain = 13 µg g−1; aerosol = 9 sg m−3). While seasalt content was more or less similar, a three to seven times higher mineral concentration was found in Saharan (SAH) as compared to background (BKG) samples. Mean wet mass flux in Sardinia for the period 1990–1995 was 3 g m−2 yr−1, and wet-to-dry deposition ratio was highly variable (0.8–2.2). Particulate scavenging ratios (SR) were calculated separately for BKG and SAH samples giving values of 600 and 1800, respectively.
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Le Bolloch, O., Guerzoni, S., Molinaroli, E. (1996). Atmosphere-Ocean Mass Fluxes at Two Coastal Sites in Sardinia (39–41° N, 8–10° E). In: Guerzoni, S., Chester, R. (eds) The Impact of Desert Dust Across the Mediterranean. Environmental Science and Technology Library, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3354-0_21
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