Flujos de metales derivados de aerosoles africanos en la Cuenca de Canarias
- López García, Patricia
- María Dolores Gelado Caballero Director/a
- José Joaquín Hernández Brito Director/a
Universidad de defensa: Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Fecha de defensa: 09 de marzo de 2012
- Pablo Martel Escobar Presidente/a
- Miguel Suárez de Tangil Navarro Secretario/a
- Juan Pedro Díaz González Vocal
- Eduardo Manuel Vieira de Brito de Azevedo Vocal
- Tomás Angel del Valls Casillas Vocal
Tipo: Tesis
Resumen
<p>[EN]African dust pulses have important effects on the climate and marine biogeochemistry of the Canary Region. Common factors influencing the air mass concentration, elemental and composition of aerosol particles and atmospheric deposition fluxes of soluble Fe, Al, Mn, Ti, Cu and Co were examined. Aerosol samples have been collected at three stations in Gran Canaria Island (Taliarte at sea level, Tafira at 269 m altitude and Pico de la Gorra 1930 m altitude) since 2002. Air-mass back trajectories (HySPLIT, NOAA) suggested that the Sahara desert is the major sources of dust (dominant during 32-50% of days) while the Sahel desert was the major source only 2-10% of the time (maximum in summerautumn).</p>