Characterization of potential zones of dust generation at eleven stations in the southern Sahara

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 173-184

  Clark, I ^a   Assamoi, P ^a   Bertrand, J ^b   Giorgi, F ^c  

^a UFRSSMT   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^c ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFLATION; DESERTIFICATION; DUST; WIND FIELD;

AFRICA; SAHARA;

EID: 2342502508     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-003-0033-4     Document Type: Article

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