Multl-platform observations of a springtime case of Bodélé and Sudan dust emission, transport and scavenging over West Africa

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 135, Issue 639, 2009, Pages 413-430

  Flamant, Cyrille ^a   Lavaysse, C ^a   Todd, M C ^b   Chaboureau, J P ^c   Pelon, J ^a  

^a INSTITUT PIERRE SIMON LAPLACE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

African easterly jet; AMMA; CALIOP; Dropsondes; Lidar; MODIS; OMI; Saharan air layer; SEVIRI

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN EASTERLY JET; AMMA; CALIOP; DROPSONDES; LIDAR; MODIS; OMI; SAHARAN AIR LAYER; SEVIRI;

AEROSOLS; AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERICS; ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING; INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT; JETS; OPTICAL RADAR; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROMETERS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

DUST;

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DEPOSITION; DUST; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; LIDAR; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RADIATION BUDGET; RADIOSONDE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPRING (SEASON); WEATHER FORECASTING;

AFRICA; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; BODELE; CENTRAL AFRICA; CHAD; EAST AFRICA; NIGER [WEST AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUDAN; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 67649445920     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.376     Document Type: Article

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