Geography Journal

Research Article

Deposition and Mineralogical Characteristics of Atmospheric Dust in relation to Land Use and Land Cover Change in Delhi (India)

Table 1

Geographical comparison of dustfall fluxes.
Sampling siteCountryDeposition flux (g/m2/yr)References
Present study   
 New DelhiIndia35.28This paper
Other Indian studies   
 Jharia coal mining (residential site)India116.48[37]
 Jharia coal mining (commercial site)India168.73[37]
Non-India studies   
 Northern NigeriaAfrica159[55]
 McMurdo ValleyAntarctica0.49[32]
 Namoi ValleyAustralia31.4[56]
 Coast Mountains, BC Canada10.9[57]
 GuagzhouChina45.36[39]
 Desert regionsChina450[58]
 French AlpsFrance2.10[30]
 South IslandNew Zealand26.4[59]
 Miami, FloridaUSA.26[31]