Saharan dust flux and deposition rate near the Gulf of Guinea

F. Resch; A. Sunnu; G. Afeti

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2007.00286.x

Saharan dust flux and deposition rate near the Gulf of Guinea

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 60 (2008): Issue 1

By: F. Resch, A. Sunnu and G. Afeti

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Submitted on: Jul 13, 2006

Accepted on: Mar 23, 2007

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