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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-6759-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-6759-2014
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03 Jul 2014
Research article |  | 03 Jul 2014

African dust outbreaks over the western Mediterranean Basin: 11-year characterization of atmospheric circulation patterns and dust source areas

P. Salvador, S. Alonso-Pérez, J. Pey, B. Artíñano, J. J. de Bustos, A. Alastuey, and X. Querol

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