The central west Saharan dust hot spot and its relation to African easterly waves and extratropical disturbances

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• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Journal of Geophysical Research

• Publication date

  2010-06-27

• Fields of study

  Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1029/2009JD012819
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