Synoptic and dynamic aspects of an extreme springtime Saharan dust outbreak

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

• Publication date

  2006-04-01

• Fields of study

  Geology, Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1256/QJ.05.109
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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