The impact of Sahara dust aerosols on the three-dimensional structure of precipitation systems of different sizes in spring

Xi, Jing; Wang, Yu; Li, Rui; Wu, Banghai; Fan, Xiaoye; Ma, Xinbin; Meng, Zixiang

doi:10.5194/acp-26-15-2026

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The impact of Sahara dust aerosols on the three-dimensional structure of precipitation systems of different sizes in spring

Jing Xi, Yu Wang, Rui Li, Banghai Wu, Xiaoye Fan, Xinbin Ma, and Zixiang Meng

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