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WRF-Chem model simulations of a dust outbreak over the central Mediterranean and comparison with multi-sensor desert dust observations
Umberto Rizza
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
CNR/ISAC, Unit of Lecce, Lecce, 73100, Italy
Francesca Barnaba
CNR/ISAC, Unit of Rome, Rome, 00133, Italy
Mario Marcello Miglietta
CNR/ISAC, Unit of Lecce, Lecce, 73100, Italy
Cristina Mangia
CNR/ISAC, Unit of Lecce, Lecce, 73100, Italy
Luca Di Liberto
CNR/ISAC, Unit of Rome, Rome, 00133, Italy
Davide Dionisi
CNR/ISAC, Unit of Rome, Rome, 00133, Italy
Francesca Costabile
CNR/ISAC, Unit of Rome, Rome, 00133, Italy
Fabio Grasso
CNR/ISAC, Unit of Lecce, Lecce, 73100, Italy
Gian Paolo Gobbi
CNR/ISAC, Unit of Rome, Rome, 00133, Italy
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