Model simulations of complex dust emissions over the sahara during the west african monsoon onset

Advances in Meteorology

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Cavazos Guerra, Carolina ^a   Todd, Martin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84874905474     PISSN: 16879309     EISSN: 16879317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/351731     Document Type: Article

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