Synoptic patterns associated with dusty and non-dusty seasons in the Sahara

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 94, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 153-162

  Barkan, J ^a   Alpert, P ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR TEMPERATURE; ANTICYCLONE; DUST; GEOPOTENTIAL; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TOMS;

AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AFRICA; SAHARA; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 55149094055     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-007-0354-9     Document Type: Article

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