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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-12011-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-12011-2020
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26 Oct 2020
Research article |  | 26 Oct 2020

An idealized model sensitivity study on Dead Sea desertification with a focus on the impact on convection

Samiro Khodayar and Johannes Hoerner

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