Articles | Volume 14, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-8983-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-8983-2014
Research article
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01 Sep 2014
Research article |  | 01 Sep 2014

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

S. Fiedler, K. Schepanski, P. Knippertz, B. Heinold, and I. Tegen

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