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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-11669-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-11669-2021
Research article
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06 Aug 2021
Research article |  | 06 Aug 2021

Estimating radiative forcing efficiency of dust aerosol based on direct satellite observations: case studies over the Sahara and Taklimakan Desert

Lin Tian, Lin Chen, Peng Zhang, and Lei Bi

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