Review Article

Atmospheric Deposition: Sampling Procedures, Analytical Methods, and Main Recent Findings from the Scientific Literature

Table 7

Annual average dust deposition rates (g m−2 yr−1) in different sites throughout the world.

LocationDeposition rateReference

Miami, Florida, USA1.26[123]
Sapporto, Japan5.20[124]
Tel Aviv, Israel11.0[122]
Jiuquan, Gansu Province, China20[117]
New South Wales, Australia37.6[121]
Qingdao, Shandong Province, China47.45[4]
Phoenix, Arizona, USA54.5[120]
Tianshui, Gansu Province, China65[117]
Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China76.7[36]
Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China110[117]
Beijing, China138.9[119]
Desert regions, China 450[224]
Namoi Valley, Australia31.4[225]
German, Alps49.3[226]
Penny Ice Cap, Canada 0.05[227]