A potential climatic index for total Saharan dust: The sun isolation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Alpert, P ^a   Barkan, J ^a   Kishcha, P ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLIMATOLOGY; CORRELATION METHODS; DUST; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR RADIATION;

CLIMATE MODELING; DUST; INSOLATION; RADIATIVE FORCING;

AFRICA; SAHARA;

EID: 33144466680     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006105     Document Type: Article

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