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19 Aug 2015
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Dust–air pollution dynamics over the eastern Mediterranean
Energy, Environment and Water Research Center, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, 2121, Cyprus
Energy, Environment and Water Research Center, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, 2121, Cyprus
Air Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, 55128, Germany
R. E. Mamouri
Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, 3036, Cyprus
M. Astitha
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs-Mansfield, 06269, USA
L. Barrie
Department of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 106 91, Sweden
Energy, Environment and Water Research Center, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, 2121, Cyprus
Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 39040, Israel
J. Lelieveld
Energy, Environment and Water Research Center, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, 2121, Cyprus
Air Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, 55128, Germany
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