Characterization of modern and fossil mineral dust transported to high altitude in the western alps: Saharan sources and transport patterns

Advances in Meteorology

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Thevenon, Florian ^a   Chiaradia, Massimo ^a   Adatte, Thierry ^b   Hueglin, Christoph ^c   Poté, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84874873935     PISSN: 16879309     EISSN: 16879317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/674385     Document Type: Review

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