Articles | Volume 17, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-10223-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-10223-2017
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01 Sep 2017
Research article |  | 01 Sep 2017

Harmattan, Saharan heat low, and West African monsoon circulation: modulations on the Saharan dust outflow towards the North Atlantic

Kerstin Schepanski, Bernd Heinold, and Ina Tegen

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floodX Preprocessed Calibration Data Matthew Moy de Vitry, Simon Dicht, and Joao Leitao https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.830513

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This study illustrates the complexity of the interaction among the three major circulation regimes stimulating the North African dust outflow: harmattan, Saharan heat low, and monsoon circulation. We analyse fields from model simulations and satellite observations in concert in order to link atmospheric circulation and dust source activation as well as to characterize their impact on the variability of the dust outflow towards the Atlantic.
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