Role of aerosol size distribution and source location in a three-dimensional simulation of a Saharan dust episode tested against satellite-derived optical thickness

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue 3339, 1998, Pages 10579-10592

  Schulz, Michael ^a,c   Balkanski, Yves J ^b,d   Quelle, Walter ^b,d   Dulac, Francois ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^d DIF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL SIZE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DUST; OPTICAL THICKNESS;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC; MEDITERRANEAN;

EID: 7344222585     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd02779     Document Type: Article

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