Development and evaluation of the BSC-DREAM8b dust regional model over Northern Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle East

Sara Basart; Carlos Pérez; Slodoban Nickovic; Emilio Cuevas; José María Baldasano

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v64i0.18539

Development and evaluation of the BSC-DREAM8b dust regional model over Northern Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle East

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 64 (2012): Issue 1

By: Sara Basart, Carlos Pérez, Slodoban Nickovic, Emilio Cuevas and José María Baldasano

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Submitted on: Sep 6, 2011

Accepted on: Mar 30, 2012

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Keywords:

mineral dust,

model simulation,

model comparison,

aerosol optical depth,

seasonal variability

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