Aerosol seasonal variability over the Mediterranean region and relative impact of maritime, continental and Saharan dust particles over the basin from MODIS data in the year 2001

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 2367-2391

  Barnaba, F ^a   Gobbi, G P ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

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EID: 11344289459     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-4-2367-2004     Document Type: Article

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