Spectral surface albedo over Morocco and its impact on radiative forcing of Saharan dust

Eike Bierwirth; Manfred Wendisch; André Ehrlich; Birgit Heese; Matthias Tesche; Dietrich Althausen; Alexander Schladitz; Detlef Müller; Sebastian Otto; Thomas Trautmann; Tilman Dinter; Wolfgang von Hoyningen-Huene; Ralph Kahn

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00395.x

Spectral surface albedo over Morocco and its impact on radiative forcing of Saharan dust

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 61 (2009): Issue 1

By: Eike Bierwirth, Manfred Wendisch, André Ehrlich, Birgit Heese, Matthias Tesche, Dietrich Althausen, Alexander Schladitz, Detlef Müller, Sebastian Otto, Thomas Trautmann, Tilman Dinter, Wolfgang von Hoyningen-Huene and Ralph Kahn

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