In situ measurements of optical properties at Tinfou (Morocco) during the Saharan Mineral Dust Experiment SAMUM 2006

A. Schladitz; T. Müller; N. Kaaden; A. Massling; K. Kandler; M. Ebert; S. Weinbruch; C. Deutscher; A. Wiedensohler

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00397.x

In situ measurements of optical properties at Tinfou (Morocco) during the Saharan Mineral Dust Experiment SAMUM 2006

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 61 (2009): Issue 1

By: A. Schladitz, T. Müller, N. Kaaden, A. Massling, K. Kandler, M. Ebert, S. Weinbruch, C. Deutscher and A. Wiedensohler

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