Articles | Volume 14, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-3751-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-3751-2014
Research article
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14 Apr 2014
Research article |  | 14 Apr 2014

Aerosol's optical and physical characteristics and direct radiative forcing during a shamal dust storm, a case study

T. M. Saeed, H. Al-Dashti, and C. Spyrou

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