Articles | Volume 14, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-9343-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-9343-2014
Research article
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10 Sep 2014
Research article |  | 10 Sep 2014

Evaluation of IASI-derived dust aerosol characteristics over the tropical belt

V. Capelle, A. Chédin, M. Siméon, C. Tsamalis, C. Pierangelo, M. Pondrom, C. Crevoisier, L. Crepeau, and N. A. Scott

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