How important are atmospheric depressions and mobile cyclones for emitting mineral dust aerosol in North Africa?

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 8983-9000

  Fiedler, S ^a,c   Schepanski, K ^b   Knippertz, P ^a,c   Heinold, B ^b   Tegen, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 84906860966     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-8983-2014     Document Type: Article

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