Modeling the radiative effects of desert dust on weather and regional climate

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 5489-5504

  Spyrou, C ^a   Kallos, G ^a   Mitsakou, C ^a,b   Athanasiadis, P ^a,c   Kalogeri, C ^a   Iacono, M J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRO EURO MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI   (Italy)

^d ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; DESERT; DUST; LONGWAVE RADIATION; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SOLAR RADIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 84879029231     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-5489-2013     Document Type: Article

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