Saharan dust profiles measured by lidar at Lampedusa

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D10, 2001, Pages 10335-10347

  Di Sarra, A ^a,b   Di Iorio, T ^a   Cacciani, M ^a   Fiocco, G ^a   Fua D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DUST; LIDAR; TROPOSPHERE;

(SOUTH); AFRICA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SAHARA;

EID: 0034962985     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900734     Document Type: Article

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