Radiative impact of mineral dust on monsoon precipitation variability over West Africa

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1879-1893

  Zhao, C ^a   Liu, X ^a   Leung, L Ruby ^a   Hagos, S ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIABATIC PROCESS; DUST; MONSOON; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTICAL DEPTH; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADIATIVE FORCING; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOP OF ATMOSPHERE; WARMING;

WEST AFRICA;

EID: 79952162884     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-1879-2011     Document Type: Article

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