Dust emissions in the West African heat trough the role of the diurnal cycle and of extratropical disturbances
The summertime West African heat trough (HT) is one of the most active dust sources in the world. A detailed case study during May/June 2006 based upon analyses from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts and a new Meteosat dust product illustrates two important mechanisms of dust em...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Borntraeger
2008-10-01
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| Series: | Meteorologische Zeitschrift |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2008/0315 |