Vertical profiling of convective dust plumes in southern Morocco during SAMUM

Albert Ansmann; Matthias Tesche; Peter Knippertz; Eike Bierwirth; Dietrich Althausen; Detlef Müller; Oliver Schulz

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00384.x

Vertical profiling of convective dust plumes in southern Morocco during SAMUM

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 61 (2009): Issue 1

By: Albert Ansmann, Matthias Tesche, Peter Knippertz, Eike Bierwirth, Dietrich Althausen, Detlef Müller and Oliver Schulz

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