Predominant transport paths of Saharan dust over the Mediterranean Sea to Europe

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Israelevich, P ^a   Ganor, E ^a   Alpert, P ^a   Kishcha, P ^a   Stupp, A ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; NASA;

AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; AEROSOL OPTICAL THICKNESS; AQUA SATELLITES; BULGARIA; CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE; CENTRAL EUROPE; DUST TRANSPORT; EASTERN EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; PYRENEES; SAHARAN DUST; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIERRA NEVADA; SUMMER MONTHS; WESTERN EUROPE;

DUST;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIRFLOW; AQUA (SATELLITE); ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DUST; NSCAT; OPTICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TERRA (SATELLITE);

EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SAHARA;

EID: 84856624549     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016482     Document Type: Article

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