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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-6775-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-6775-2015
Research article
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18 Jun 2015
Research article |  | 18 Jun 2015

Parameterization of convective transport in the boundary layer and its impact on the representation of the diurnal cycle of wind and dust emissions

F. Hourdin, M. Gueye, B. Diallo, J.-L. Dufresne, J. Escribano, L. Menut, B. Marticoréna, G. Siour, and F. Guichard

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New parameterizations of the convective boundary layer are used to better represent the diurnal cycle of near-surface wind over Sahara and Sahel in a climate model and the associated emission of dust.
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