Atmospheric input of aerosols to the eastern seas of China

The atmospheric input of aerosols from the continent of Asia to the eastern seas of China are investigated,using aerosol data collected over the Huanghai Sea,the East China Sea and the sea area south to Japan,The main results are as follows:the monthly mean dry deposition fluxes of aluminium-a representative element of dust over the Huanghai Sea,the East China Sea and the sea area south to Japan are 42.8,18.3 and 5.2 mg/m² respectively; the corresponding monthly mean total deposition fluxes are 54.1,29.8 and 10.5 mg/m²,The annually mean atmospheric depositions of dust aerosol to the Bohai Sea,the Huanghai Sea,the East China Sea and the sea area south to Japan are 26.4,9.3,5,1 and 1.8 g/m² respectively,Over the East China Sea,the seasonal pattern of the total deposition flux for pollution element is the highest in spring,moderate in autumn and winter,and the lowest in summer,Over the sea area south to Japan,the highest total deposition flux of Sb appeared in winter,moderate in summer and spring,and the lowest in autumn; the highest total deposition flux of Se appeared in summer.