Dry Deposition from Sahara Sources Regions of Western Africa

Table 1

Feature of typical dust particle.

𝑘	Type	Typical particle; radius 𝑅𝑘 (μm)	Particle density; 𝜌𝜅 (g/cm^3)	Total mass 𝛾𝜅
1	Clay	0.73	2.50	0.08
2	Small silt	6.10	2.65	1.00
3	Large silt	18.00	2.65	1.00
4	Sand	38.00	2.65	0.12