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