Influence of Saharan dust on cloud glaciation in southern Morocco during the Saharan Mineral Dust Experiment

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Ansmann, Albert ^a   Tesche, M ^a   Althausen, D ^a   Muller D ^a   Seifert, P ^a   Freudenthaler, Volker ^b   Heese, B ^b   Wiegner, M ^b   Pisani, G ^c   Knippertz, P ^d   Dubovik, O ^e  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DUST; ICE; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; NUCLEATION; OPTICAL RADAR; PHOTOMETERS; RADIOSONDES; WIND;

CLOUD CLASSIFICATION; CLOUD WATER; GLACIATION; ICE CRYSTAL; LIDAR; PHOTOMETER; RADIOSONDE; WAVELENGTH;

AFRICA; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 42549086207     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008785     Document Type: Article

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